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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. The Legacies of the empire in conflicts in West and Central Africa after Independence
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 16 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sunday Abraham Ogunode
    Join us to explore the legacies of empire in conflicts in West and Cental Africa.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  3. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00
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  4. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  5. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00
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  6. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  7. Improve your speaking voice
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lloyd Wylde
    Come and improve your vocal skills through voice production and speech exercises. Learn about self presentation, develop spontaneity and gain greater confidence in your communication skills. This is a practical course based in the college.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00
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  8. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  9. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  10. Ways into creative writing: a gentle pace
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 11 Jun 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Henry Martin
    Are you brand new to creative writing? Do you want to build your confidence in a supportive environment alongside other beginners? This gentle short-course guides students taking their first steps on the path to becoming a creative writer.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  11. Poets of the Silver Age, the Revolution and the Terror
    Course start date:  Fri 13 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stephen Winfield
    This course will look, decade by decade, at the leading figures of the generation caught up in the turmoil of the Revolution whose lives and poetry together form a veritable seismograph of the unfolding tragedy. Their extraordinary interrelationships and the originality and power of their writing constitute one of the richest periods in the history of Russian Literature.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  14. Introduction to criminology: thinking about crime and justice
    Course start date:  Thu 26 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Join our journey, examining sociological and criminological perspectives of crime, deviance and



    the criminal justice system and how these how these have premeditated



    everyday views of crime and criminality.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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