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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. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £167.00
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  5. Portraits and people photography
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    Course start date:  Tue 16 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lorenzo Berni
    Discover the secrets of successful portraiture, from the studio-lit portrait to street and documentary photography, or those special moments for the family album. Gain confidence in photographing people through practical work indoors and out, teaching you invaluable skills in lighting, composition and poses, to produce a beautiful portrait portfolio.
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  6. Music theory: grade 5
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    Course start date:  Wed 17 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sarha Moore
    Learn about irregular metre, tenor clef, major and minor keys to six flats/sharps, primary triads, cadences, and



    standard expression signs. Essential for anyone taking higher grade practical exams. Break week: 29 Oct 2025.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £174.00
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  7. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  8. Fine art photography: focus on black and white
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    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sara Leigh Lewis
    Shape, form, pattern and texture take on added significance in black-and-white photography. Without colour to guide the eye, contrast, lighting, and composition take on even more importance. Discover these elements and the basic rules of black and white photography.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  10. Italian beginners: module 3
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    Course start date:  Tue 15 Jul 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Fontana
    Suitable if you have completed 'Italian beginners: module 2' or equivalent. This revision course for beginners aims to recap the key grammar and vocabulary of first-year Italian so that you feel confident about joining a second-year course in the new academic year (Italian 2 lower: module 1). It will also mean there is less of a gap between your courses, so you'll have a better chance of maintaining your level.
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  11. Spanish 2 upper: module 1
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    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  María Isalt

    Further improve your Spanish. The emphasis is on listening, speaking and acquiring greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed if have completed Spanish 2 lower or equivalent. Please note that learning outcomes will differ depending on which Spanish 2 upper: module 1 course you choose, as we are currently phasing in a new course book. Here you will find specific information about your course..

    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.

    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  13. Spanish 2 lower: module 1
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    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  María Isalt

    Improve your elementary Spanish on this communicative course, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish beginners: module 3' or equivalent.

    Based on Units 10-11 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1 Compacto, publisher: Campus Difusión (please see the relevant section for the ISBN)

    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.

    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  14. Spanish 2 upper: module 2
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    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Analía Tolone
    Further improve your Spanish. The emphasis is on listening, speaking and acquiring greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 2 upper: module 1' or equivalent. Based on Aula Internacional 2 Plus (Difusion Publishers).







    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  15. Italian 2 upper: module 1
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    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paola North
    Italian 2 upper is our third-year Italian course, so this year you'll be progressing through lower intermediate Italian towards intermediate. You'll find yourself learning new ways to express yourself more accurately and confidently. The emphasis is on the development of your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Italian 2 lower', or have studied Italian for about 2 years. Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni, Italian version).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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