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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. Influence of the Greek language on English
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 21 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Contos
    Did you know that the Oxford companion to the English language states that more than 150,000 words of English are derived from Greek, which is considered to have the richest vocabulary in the world?







    Join this lively workshop in the heart of London where you will be introduced to how Ancient Greek influenced the vocabulary of the English language.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  2. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  3. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  4. Chinese: The meaning of characters
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 12 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Joyce Lee
    Come and explore the essence of Chinese characters and their profound significance in this enlightening lively online workshop. Unlock the hidden meanings behind strokes and symbols, tracing the cultural, historical, and philosophical depths they hold.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  5. Letizia Battaglia: Life, love and death
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 12 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ottavia Castellina

    One of the greats of Italian photography, for decades Letizia Battaglia chronicled life in Italy, especially in Sicily, and the impact of the Mafia on life there. This seminar, conducted in Italian, will be run by Ottavia Castellina, a professional photographer and tutor of Italian.

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  6. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  7. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  8. Swedish beginners: grammar revision session
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 12 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jack Pulman-Slater
    Revise beginner-level Swedish grammar on this supportive and informative online workshop.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  9. Partition in India and Pakistan
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 12 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  T Hussain
    In 1947 British India was partitioned. This resulted in an estimated one million deaths, the largest migration of people in modern history and the formation of India and Pakistan. What were the forces which led to Partition? When did the political and cultural factors that precipitated Partition emerge and accordingly, when did partition begin?
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  10. German 2: revive your German
    Course start date:  Fri 18 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Friederike Schroeder
    Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have studied German for at least two years. Based on the tutor's own materials.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  11. Sing jazz
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 26 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Laura Zakian

    Learn essential tools to sing jazz, including what to listen for in the piano accompaniment and the importance of pulse, groove and vocal technique. This session is for singers with musical experience who are new to the jazz idiom.

    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  12. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00
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  13. Introduction to Global Literature
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rebecca Jones
    Are you curious about reading literature from across the world? Would you like to encounter some of the world’s finest literary works, reading across cultures and national borders, and in translation? This in-college session will give you a flavour of what it’s like to study and explore what global literature is, reading excerpts from major works.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00
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  14. Spanish 2/3: Un viaje por la Patagonia argentina
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Analía Tolone
    Discover the beauty of the outstanding of Argentinian Patagonia, the region defined by its dramatic landscapes, jagged peaks, pristine rivers and incredible wildlife. In this workshop we will explore the three main districts (The Lake District, Atlantic and Southern Patagonia) and their historic aspects. We will also touch in the Welsh culture heritage that can be found in small towns such as Trelew.







    This will be an informative workshop done in Spanish. You should have an elementary level of the language



    (at least an A2 leve, i.e at least Spanish 2 upper).
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  15. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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