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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. Italian 2 lower: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Vistola
    Continue consolidating your Italian and find yourself speaking with increasing confidence on this communicative course for students who have studied Italian for year and are now starting their second year. The emphasis is on developing your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Italian beginners' or have an equivalent level (about a year of part-time study). Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni, Italian version).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  2. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  3. Places to visit in South Korea
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 17 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jaeran Won
    Come and learn more about key places to visit in this fascinating country.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  4. Japanese: writing for beginners part 2
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 17 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Chikako Nakagawa
    Further develop your knowledge of the Japanese writing system, Kanji. Suitable if you have completed Japanese writing for beginners: part 1.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  5. Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00
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  6. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  7. The Miracle of Prose Poetry: Baudelaire and beyond
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 17 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Suzannah V. Evans
    What is prose poetry? What makes prose poetry different from line-broken poetry? Why might poets choose to write in this form? Come and explore the complexities and possibilities of this provocative form in a supportive group context.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00
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  8. The British Horror film beyond Hammer
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 17 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    Night of the Demon (1957), The Wicker Man (1973) and Frightmare (1974) form part of a less familiar, though equally striking, horror tradition than that of Hammer, and often in very different terms. Explore chillers from the 1930s and 40s, the proliferation of horror in 1950s, 60s and 70s along with more recent examples, while assessing a range of critical accounts of British horror beyond Hammer.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  9. Jazz vocal samba and bossa nova
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 24 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Clare Foster
    For vocalists with a sound technique and experience of singing jazz standards who have an interest in Brazilian music.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  10. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00
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  11. Photography for beginners
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 25 May 2025 (and 16 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Photography Studio

    Tutors:  Sara Leigh Lewis
    Always wondered what half the buttons on your camera actually do? Discover how to use them properly and produce impressive photographs, even as a complete beginner. Gain useful technical knowledge and get expert creative guidance in easy-to-understand language. An ideal first step before enrolling on our intermediate courses.
    Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00
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  12. Spanish 3: Diferencias culturales de España: islas Baleares/islas Canarias
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 31 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vanesa Guzman
    Añade a tus estudios de español con este interesante curso que examina las diferencias culturales de España.







    Este curso se enfocará en las diferencias entre 2 grandes regiones: la islas Baleares y las islas Canarias, y te hará descubrir elementos importantes como las Comunidades Autónomas, la ubicación, la geografía, el clima y los paisajes, las costumbres, los monumentos históricos, las lenguas y la gastronomía tradicional.















    Ideal for students who have done 3 or 4 years of Spanish, have studied present and past tenses (B1 level), and are looking to practise more talking and listening skills.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  13. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  14. Introduction to Islam: historical emergence, current issues
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 31 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Farid Panjwani
    The course is about exploring Muslim history: What is Islam? Who is a Muslim? This course explores these questions through a study of the Quran, the Prophet and the socio-political and religious developments in the early history of Muslims. You may discover that there is more than meets the eye.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  15. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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