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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 £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00
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  2. Spanish DELE B1 taster
    Course start date:  Thu 18 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen
    Are you looking into taking an Exam course in Spanish but want to try it before you commit?



    Get a taste of what it would be like to prepare for the 'Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera B1'. The course will explain how the actual Preparation to DELE course will work and will offer snippets of activities that will be carried out during the course.



    Please note that you should have studied Spanish for about three years or have an equivalent level.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  3. The emergence of Europe 300-1000
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vanessa King
    Explore reasons for the fall of Rome and the emergence of the ‘barbarian’ kingdoms of western Europe. Was it really ‘the Dark Ages’? Were the Vikings simply long-haired tourists who occasionally beat up the natives?
    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  4. Maths for life and work (level 1)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

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    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £259.00
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  5. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00
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  6. 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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  7. Spanish 3 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen
    Further improve your Spanish in this lively class, taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. You will also acquire a greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 3 lower' or equivalent. Based on Aula Internacional 3 Plus, (Difusión 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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  8. Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £175.00
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  9. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00
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  10. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00
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  11. Chinese 2 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ting Poon
    Learn Chinese Mandarin on this lively online course.



    Continue improving your Chinese with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have been studying Chinese (Mandarin) for a year or have an equivalent level.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  12. Japanese 2 lower: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Hisaka Bunting
    Join this lively course to build on your basic Japanese skills. Suitable if you've studied Japanese for 1 year recently.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £239.00
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  13. German 2 lower: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Tim Matschak
    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions. Ideal if you have studied German for about one year (1.5 hours per week). Based on chapters 9-10 of Willkommen (IF) (Hodder Arnold). Ideal if you have studied German for about one year (1.5 hours per week). Based on chapters 9-10 of Willkommen (IF) (Hodder Arnold). Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  14. French 3 lower at a gentle pace: module 1
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Daniel Fernandez
    Do you want to continue learning French but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Our French at a gentle pace courses are designed to cover the same material as our standard French courses, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  15. Italian 3 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paola North
    Questi corsi ti daranno la possibilità di migliorare le tue capacità di comprensione ed espressione scritta ed orale e sono basati sull'uso di materiale audiovisivo, lettura, discussione e pratica grammaticale. È necessario aver completato il livello 3 lower o equivalente. Il corso si basa sul libro Nuovo Espresso 3 (Alma Edizioni).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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