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Whether you’re interested in a one-off talk or taster class, a short course over a few weeks, or a year-long programme. You'll find a course to suit your schedule and goals.

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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 £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  3. French 3 upper at a gentle pace: module 1
    Course start date:  Wed 24 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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  7. Japanese 2 lower: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 25 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Junko Fuse
    Further develop your listening and speaking skills in Japanese. Suitable if you have completed 2 lower: module 2 or studied for nearly 2 years recently.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  8. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  9. Nutrition to improve mood, energy and mental health
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ellie Holly
    Eating for a happy mind: how food can influence your mood and energy levels, which foods will enhance brain function, energy levels and positive thought and which will do the opposite!
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  10. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  11. Developing your creative writing
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Christina Dunhill
    This supportive intermediate course for writers with some experience will provide inspiration, technical guidance and feedback on your work, as well as helping you to sustain your writing practice. You will be working with other aspiring writers and benefit from the support and encouragement that working with a group over a whole term can bring.



    This course supports several kinds of creative writing, including prose fiction, poetry, reflective writing and memoir, whether they are finished pieces or works-in-progress.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
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  12. English pronunciation: stage 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  David John Gwillim
    The aim of the course is to further improve your ability to communicate confidently and clearly in spoken English. Designed for people who have completed ‘English Pronunciation: stage 1’ although new students with sufficient skills can join. Develop confidence and clarity, explore diphthongs and triphthongs, inflection and the rhythms of Standard English. This term the course will be taught online.
    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00
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  13. Introduction to chamber music
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pauline Greene
    What is chamber music, and how is it different from a Symphony or an opera? What sort of musicians would play chamber music and which periods of music history does it come?
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00
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  15. Deaf history: one-day course
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 27 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Peter Brown
    A brief introduction to the history of Deaf people in Britain and the development of British Sign Language. This fascinating course is taught in BSL, with a BSL-English interpreter available.
    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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