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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 £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  6. 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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  7. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  8. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  9. Realism and Genre: British Cinema in the 1960s
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 22 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    During the 1960s British cinema re-established itself as a leading producer of films, including realist dramas such as Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), and action and adventure fantasies with the highly popular James Bond films. This course explores these developments through a range of critical approaches and considers the way in which they contributed to a revitalised British cinema.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  10. Letizia Battaglia: Life, love and death
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    Course start date:  Sat 29 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ottavia Castellina
    To coincide with the Lucrezia Battaglia exhibition currently running at the Photographers' Gallery in London, this seminar will introduce you to the life and work of the noted Italian photographer Lucrezia Battaglia.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  12. Welsh pronunciation workshop
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    Course start date:  Sat 29 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jack Pulman-Slater
    Understand how to produce the sounds of Welsh with increased accuracy, confidence and intelligibility on this practical and popular online course.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  13. The music of Brazil: from samba through bossa nova
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    Course start date:  Sat 29 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Claudia Cerbino
    Discover the rich cultural and geographical diversity which have influenced Brazilian popular music and learn about the wide variety of Brazil's musical styles both past and present.In English with some Portuguese.
    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00
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