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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 beginners: module 3
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anna Giuffria
    Suitable if you have completed 'Italian beginners: module 2' or equivalent. This revision course for beginners aims to recap the key grammar and vocabulary of first-year Italian so that you feel confident about joining a second-year course in the new academic year (Italian 2 lower: module 1). It will also mean there is less of a gap between your courses, so you'll have a better chance of maintaining your level.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  2. German beginners intensive: module 1
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anna Rioland
    Get ready for a new language experience on this intensive course for complete beginners. Choose either an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  3. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  4. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  5. Chinese beginners: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 15 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Zhonghan Lin
    Continue Chinese Mandarin in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course. You should have completed Chinese beginners: module 2 or equivalent (about 30hrs hours of learning).
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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  6. Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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  7. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  8. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  9. Japanese beginners: short introduction
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 21 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Noriko Inagaki
    Learn Japanese with an emphasis on practical use and the development of your listening and speaking skills. You can also learn to read and write Japanese characters. Based on the tutor's own materials.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  10. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  11. Italian 3 lower refresher
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 22 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Veronica De Felice

    Consolidate your intermediate level of Italian in this interactive class. Further practise the main topics and grammar points learned at level 3 lower (fourth-year Italian at City Lit) through speaking and listening activities so you can give your Italian a final boost before the summer break.

    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
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  12. Piano/keyboards: revision for levels 1 and 2
    Course start date:  Tue 22 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ana Claudia Magalhaes

    This course is designed for students who have had at least 6 terms of piano lessons and is an ideal way to consolidate and boost your learning over the summer.

    Tutor: Ana Claudia Magalhaes.
    Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £76.00
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  13. Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £76.00
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  14. Spanish beginners: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Jul 2025 (and 11 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen

    Continue learning to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for near beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.

    Based on Units 5-6 Nos vemos Hoy 1 Compacto; publisher: Campus Difusión, (please see the coursebook section below for the ISBN).

    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 £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  15. ESOL - communication skills for life and work - level 1 (Reading)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This is the Reading unit of the ESOL course to give you confidence in reading straightforward and some complex texts. You will practice reading different types of text including emails, letters, adverts, posters, books, newspapers, and websites. You will read interesting everyday topics and practice finding information and understanding general meaning of stories, news, descriptions, messages, signs, and notices.



    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 £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £165.00
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