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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. Discover Italian
    Evening
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    Course start date:  Mon 21 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Italy's unrivalled arts, food and architecture give us countless reasons to learn Italian. Try your hand at learning a bit of Italian to see if you'd like to do a full course!
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  2. Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  3. Jazz piano: introduction
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Thu 24 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Della Rhodes
    Meet the jazz idiom as you explore time feels and harmonic progressions at your piano. For pianists at grade 5 and above, with some knowledge of chord structures (triads and 7ths), this session in our pianos room will give food for thought and practice.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  4. French 2 upper: taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 24 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Yolande Mallet De Chauny
    Come and discover what a lower intermediate French class feels like.
    This course is suitable if you have studied French for 2-3 years recently or have done a GCSE some time ago.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  5. Discover Brazilian Portuguese
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 24 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Isabel Dos Santos
    Portuguese is spoken by over 200 million people around the world. This short introductory session will help you decide if you'd like to be one of them. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners and those who might like to take it further.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  6. Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £20.00
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  8. German beginners taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Heiner Schenke
    Come and discover German in this lively taster.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  9. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £10.00
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  10. BSL taster session
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 9 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Peter Brown
    This is a one-off session to give you a taste of what happens in a British Sign Language class. The class will be a fun and relaxed group where you will learn some basic signs in BSL. If you enjoy the class, you can discuss course options with the tutor at the end.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  12. Chinese beginners taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 9 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Xiaolan Bi
    Come and discover Chinese Mandarin in this lively taster.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  14. Scottish Gaelic beginners taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 9 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michael Hill

    Come and discover Scottish Gaelic in this lively in-person taster session.

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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