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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 £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £71.00
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  2. Chinese 2 upper revision
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ting Poon
    Get a short introduction to the Chinese language and discover aspects of Chinese language culture in these live online communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.







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    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  3. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  4. Japanese calligraphy: Shodo / peace and harmony
    Course start date:  Thu 31 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Chikako Nakagawa
    Come and experience the calming effect of writing Japanese with a brush on a large scale. Shodo is an aesthetic and artistic calligraphy skill used to write the Japanese language. You need to have basic knowledge of the Japanese writing system.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  5. Korean 2 lower: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 2 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jaeran Won
    Learn Korean on this lively online course.







    Continue your study of Korean in this year 2 course. Improve your speaking and listening skills while further developing your understanding of Korean grammar. Ideal for those students who have done Korean beginners or equivalent courses (1 year of learning).
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  6. Japanese 3 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 25 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Chikako Nakagawa
    Develop your intermediate Japanese. Suitable if you have completed 'Japanese 3 lower module 3' or studied Japanese for at least 4 years recently. Improve your level of intermediate Japanese on this communicative course which will give you the opportunity to develop your oral and listening skills as well as consolidate your reading and writing skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Japanese 3 lower' or equivalent..
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  7. Japanese 2 lower: module 3
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    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 £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  8. Chinese 3 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ting Poon
    Learn Chinese Mandarin in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course.



    Develop your fluency in this course taught in Chinese (Mandarin), with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have studied Mandarin for about 3-4 years and have a good command of the language.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  9. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  10. Chinese 2 upper: module 3
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ting Poon
    Further improve your Chinese Mandarin in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course. Suitable if you have studied Mandarin Chinese for about 2 and a half years years.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  11. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  12. Chinese 3 lower: module 3
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ting Poon
    Develop your fluency in this Chinese Mandarin in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course, with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have studied Chinese Mandarin for 3-4 years or have a fairly good command of the language.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  13. Japanese 3 lower: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Chikako Nakagawa
    Improve your level of Japanese on this communicative course where you will have the opportunity to develop your oral and listening skills as well as consolidate your reading and writing skills. Suitable if you have completed Japanese 3 lower: module 2 or 4 years recently.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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