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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. Korean beginners: holiday kit
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Hakkyoung Lee
    Make the most of your holidays in Korea with this face to face short, intensive course in central London over one weekend. This Holiday Kit will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations & have a friendly chat with the locals!
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00
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  2. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  3. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00
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  4. Animating still life weekend
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 24 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stephanie Griffiths

    Using the professional application DragonFrame to capture stop motion and a range of stop motion techniques and processes you will create an exciting and surprising animation. This weekend course will introduce you to some of the techniques of internationally celebrated animators such as Jan Svankmajer and Paul Bush.

    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00
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  5. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00
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  6. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00
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  7. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00
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  8. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00
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  9. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  10. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00
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  11. Character voices (intensive)
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 7 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sarah English, Bryan Romaine
    Character voices aren’t just for cartoons. Learn the tools and techniques you need to create new and unique character voices or to accurately imitate a historical or contemporary voice for animation, stage and screen. This course will be delivered in the media studio.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00
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  12. Life painting weekend: expressionist approaches
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 21 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Desmond Haughton
    Explore and develop a personal expressive response to life drawing and painting using a variety of techniques working from the life model. Explore mark-making, rich colour and dramatic contrast to explore and experiment with expressive and dynamic drawing and painting techniques, in response to examples of Expressionist artists styles and approaches.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  13. Modern Greek beginners: Holiday kit
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 28 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Florendia Yiannoullou
    Make the most of your holidays in Greece or Cyprus with this short, intensive course. This holiday kit will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations & have a friendly chat with the locals!
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  14. Narration for podcast and documentary (intensive)
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 5 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Spencer
    A fun and intensive workshop all about the incredible world of narration. This enormous and lucrative area of the voiceover world includes podcasts, e-learning, documentaries, audio books, medical/technical narration, explainer videos and more. You’ll learn how to deliver great reads from the inside out. It’s not just about the sound of your voice!
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00
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  15. Arabic beginners: holiday kit
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 5 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Nora Allali-Carling
    Make the most of your holidays in an Arabic-speaking country with this face to face short, intensive course in central London over one weekend. This Holiday Kit will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations & have a friendly chat with the locals!
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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