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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. Irish Gaelic beginners: module 3
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  William Brady
    Continue learning Irish in central London and develop your speaking and listening skills in these communicative classes.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  2. Chinese 4: module 3
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ting Poon
    Learn Chinese Mandarin in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course. You will consolidate your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary and will work towards achieving better fluency at an intermediate level. You will develop your competence in reading Chinese characters. Suitable if you have studied Chinese for 5 years part time or have an equivalent level.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  3. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  4. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  5. Clarinet 3C
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  George Sleightholme
    If you have more than two years' experience (playing at around grade 3/4 standard), come and work on both technical and solo work, and enjoy some ensemble playing. Break weeks: 5th & 26th May 2025.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00
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  6. Gateway to English Language GCSE
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you excited by the English language? Do you need to test your abilities before attempting the qualification course? Do you want to give yourself more than a year to achieve the qualification? Then this Preparing for English Language GCSE is the course for you. It will get your ready you for the accreditation and familiarise you with its content, level and expectation.



    You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).



    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 £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £105.00
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  7. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: part 4: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Hugo Cook
    Improve your ability to read texts in hieroglyphs and gain (or continue to gain) a deeper understanding of ancient Egyptian literature and culture. Suitable for those who have attended part 4: module 2 of the hieroglyphs course but also for those who have an equivalent level of knowledge.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00
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  8. Chinese 2 lower: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Fei Wang
    Continue improving your Chinese Mandarin on this lively live classroom-based course with the emphasis on speaking and listening. Suitable if you have been studying Chinese 2 lower: module 2 for a year and a half or have an equivalent level.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  9. Return to Spanish (lower intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roberto Gallego
    If you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your lower intermediate Spanish. You wil review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course, you will be able join a level 2 upper course in September or level 2 course in the summer.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  10. Tap dance: beginners
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jacqueline Pert
    If you are new to tap then this is the place to start. Come and find your dancing feet. Suitable for students of all ages with good general fitness. Tap shoes are essential. Break week 25 May (Bank holiday).
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00
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  11. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  12. French 3 upper: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Isabelle Fontan
    Continue to improve your upper intermediate French in the heart of London on this communicative course. The emphasis will be on developing your speaking and listening skills and on acquiring a greater understanding of French grammar and fluency.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  13. Irish Gaelic 2: module 3
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  William Brady
    Continue learning Irish in central London. Intended for learners who have studied Irish for approximately a year and a half, or who have an equivalent level, students will explore a variety of topics, using a variety of tenses, with a continuing emphasis on the spoken language.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  14. Spanish beginners: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 8 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Analía Tolone
    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 7 and 9 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1 Compacto (Publisher: Difusión). Please see the relevant 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. German beginners: module 3
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Tim Matschak
    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions. Improve your elementary German on this course for near beginners. The emphasis is on the practical use of German and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Suitable if you have studied German for approximately 35 hours.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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