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Whether you’re interested in a one-off talk or taster class, a short course over a few weeks, or a year-long programme. You'll find a course to suit your schedule and goals.

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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. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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  2. Get ready for the revolution! Key Latin American political thinkers
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 18 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pilar Villanueva Martinez
    Explore revolutionary Latin American political thought through the study of some of the most influential scholars who have critically examined colonialism and led the decolonial/decolonizing thinking and practice.
    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00
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  3. Digital skills for business: how to use SharePoint for successful and efficient collaboration (intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 18 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    SharePoint is an increasingly common collaboration tool across workplaces, vital for keeping staff informed as well as enabling them to work together across projects. On this course, you will focus on the purpose of SharePoint, when to use it and how it fits into your business communications. You will learn how to create a Team Site, lay out the site effectively, manage your files within the Document Library, work on and share your files, plus customise your site effectively. This course will prioritise what you use SharePoint for so you can situate its functions within work-based tasks and fully grasp why you are using it.



    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 £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £65.00
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  5. Tuesday Late Latin American History with Dr Anna Grimaldi: Che Guevara's Revolutions
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    Course start date:  Tue 18 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anna Grimaldi
    We're all familiar with the image of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara - but why is the idea of this man still so powerful, even 65 years after the Cuban Revolution? Join Dr Anna Grimaldi to explore Guevara's life, ideology, impact and legacies.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  6. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
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  7. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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  9. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  11. Drawing and mindfulness: introduction
    Course start date:  Fri 21 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Clare Barton-Harvey

    Explore how mindfulness can enrich drawing and give you more creative freedom. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing or ways to explore it more deeply. A practical drawing course from observation, and the imagination.

    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  13. Realism and Genre: British Cinema in the 1960s
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 22 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    During the 1960s British cinema re-established itself as a leading producer of films, including realist dramas such as Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), and action and adventure fantasies with the highly popular James Bond films. This course explores these developments through a range of critical approaches and considers the way in which they contributed to a revitalised British cinema.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  14. Chinese beginners: revision
    Course start date:  Mon 24 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Fei Wang

    Ready to refresh your Chinese skills? If you’ve studied for about a year, this short interactive revision course will help you brush up and feel confident again.

    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £38.00
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  15. Korean: jump into year 2 lower
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    Course start date:  Wed 26 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jaeran Won

    Learn Korean either in an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.

    This course is designed for learners who have completed a beginner-level Korean course and would like to consolidate their knowledge before progressing further.

    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £38.00
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