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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. Modern Greek 2 upper: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Maria Contos, Florendia Yiannoullou
    Improve your elementary Greek on this lively online course. The emphasis is on listening and speaking, and on extending your reading and writing skills.Suitable if you have completed Modern Greek 2 lower: module 2 or equivalent (a year and a half of study).
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  2. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  3. Irish Gaelic 3: module 3
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  William Brady
    Continue learning Irish in central London in this supportive in-person class. Building on foundations set in Irish 3: module 2, students will explore a variety of topics, using a variety of tenses, with a continuing emphasis on the spoken language.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  4. Portraits and people photography
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Photography Studio

    Tutors:  Lorenzo Berni
    Discover the secrets of successful portraiture, from the studio-lit portrait to street and documentary photography, or those special moments for the family album. Gain confidence in photographing people through practical work indoors and out, teaching you invaluable skills in lighting, composition and poses, to produce a beautiful portrait portfolio.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  5. Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00
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  6. Italian 3/4: module 3
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Questa classe ti offre la possibilità di consolidare il tuo livello intermedio/avanzato di Italiano. Pratica e perfeziona i punti grammaticali studiati al livello 3 upper. Il corso è basato su Caccia ai tesori. Perfetto per chi non si sente ancora pronto per un livello 4 e vuole continuare ad approfondire la grammatica.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  7. Embodying Culture: An Introduction
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katie Goss
    This Culture course will give you an opportunity to explore the variety of ways that embodiment has been thought and theorised. Across six weeks we will cover a variety of influential approaches to embodied life in the twentieth and twenty-first century, including biopolitics, psychoanalysis, posthumanism, affect theory, science and technology studies, feminism and queer theory.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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  8. Italian 5: Italia oggi
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella
    Corsi avanzati per praticare l'Italiano, utilizzando testi e materiale audio-visivo. Affronteremo temi sull' Italia contemporanea attraverso letteratura, programmi televisi, giornalismo, film, pubblicitá ed….esperienze personali.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  9. Piano: advanced workshop
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Petros Moschos

    City Lit's most advanced, regular classes are for advanced pianists, whether  performers or specialist teachers. This course is designed to continue to develop your technique, broaden your repertoire and increase your understanding of piano playing to the highest level.

    Entry to this course is subject to audition with the Head of piano. If you are interested in joining this class, please apply using the pink button; someone will be in touch with you to arrange an audition. 

    Break week: 29 May 2024.
    Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £349.00 Concession £244.00
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  10. Singing 1
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Shachar Shamai
    Start singing and explore your voice in this fun, confidence-building course. These classes will introduce you to healthy use of your singing voice and basic musicianship through a selection of songs from a variety of genres. Break weeks 5th and 26th May.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00
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  11. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  12. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  13. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  14. English communication for life and work - with maths and digital skills (entry 3-level 1)
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Do you want to improve your English reading, writing, speaking and listening so that you can express yourself confidently and do the most important and common everyday tasks at home and at work? Do you also want to develop your digital skills and maths so you can use be confident online and also handle money and budget successfully? Join this course and develop your communication skills for work and personal life. You will visit places of interest such as museums, cafes and market so you develop your skills in a real life settings. You will learn how to read and write paragraphs and short texts about topics that interest you and important events. You will practise filling in forms, writing formal and informal letters and emails and you will improve your spelling, vocabulary and use of punctuation. You will also become more confident in expressing your thoughts and feelings and dealing with difficult situations, for example, at work or in your personal life. You will practise talking about your own life events and key issues such as news stories, public figures, health and culture. Your digital skills and maths will improve so you can manage your money, research important topics and use social media.



    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 £15.00
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  15. Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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