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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. The writings of Cicero: an introduction
    Course start date:  Fri 18 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sean Gabb
    An introduction to one of the most influential and prolific Roman writers, Cicero, his life and works.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  2. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00
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  3. Spanish 2 lower: revision
    Course start date:  Mon 21 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Analía Tolone
    Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 2 lower' or have an equivalent knowledge of the language (two years of study).



    This course combines an independent study unit and three (online) group sessions. Please check the "How will I be taught" section below for details.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  4. Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £55.00
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  5. Brush up your lower intermediate Latin
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 22 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Judith Rice
    Refresh your forgotten intermediate Latin and enhance your pleasure in understanding the language.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  6. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00
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  7. Brush up your upper intermediate Latin
    Course start date:  Tue 22 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Judith Rice
    Refresh your forgotten intermediate Latin and enhance your pleasure in understanding the language.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  8. Spanish 2 upper: revision
    Course start date:  Tue 22 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Analía Tolone
    This intensive course is suitable if you have studied Spanish 2 upper: module 3 or learnt the language for about 3 years in the past, but are not sure whether you are ready to join the fourth year. You will revise the main areas of study for year 3 in three sessions, and will be ready for Spanish 3 lower: module 1 in September.







    This course combines an independent study (first week) and three online group classes (second week). Please check the "How will I be taught" section below for dates and details.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  9. Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £45.00
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  10. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  11. Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £45.00
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  12. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  13. Beyond the headlines: Left populism and socialism today
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Salome Ietter
    This course will provide an overview of the politics of ‘Left populism’ in their historical perspective and contemporary manifestations as well as in their relation to socialist politics.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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  14. Hitchcock's Horror Thrillers 1: Psycho, scene by scene
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    Hitchcock's most successful film, and, arguably, the horror thriller, Psycho (1960) has enthralled audiences and critics ever since its release sixty-five years ago. Through an in-depth, scene by scene analysis of the film, we will explore its structure, one designed to challenge both audiences and the conventions of narrative filmmaking, its critical and cultural impact, and its enduring appeal.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  15. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
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