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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.

We offer online courses as well as hybrid and blended learning, and in-person courses in London.

 

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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 £40.00
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  2. Italian 4/5: an introduction to translation
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 8 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Selene Genovesi

    Would you like to try your hand at translating from Italian into English? For bilingual speakers or those with intermediate to advanced language skills, this course explores how to convey meaning, tone, and style across both languages.

    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  3. Return to Spanish (upper intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 10 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen

    If you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your upper intermediate Spanish. You will review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course, you will be able join a level 3 lower or 3 upper course next term.

    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  4. Japanese Reading Club
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 11 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Junko Fuse

    Come to enjoy reading Japanese in this interactive and lively reading group for students having studied Japanese for at least 5/6 years.

    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  5. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  6. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  7. French 5: Barbara: une chanteuse, une chanson, une vie
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    Course start date:  Tue 11 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pierre Porcheron

    Save up to 15% when you book onto selected language culture workshops. Find out more >

    Venez découvrir et écouter une grande dame de la chanson française. Quand Barbara chante, sa voix, ses émotions et sa poésie ne peuvent vous laisser indifférent. La nouvelle génération lui rend sans cesse hommage en reprenant son répertoire!

    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  8. Shiatsu: taster workshop
    Course start date:  Tue 11 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Fernando Cabo
    Shiatsu is a Japanese healing art, deeply rooted in the philosophy and practices of traditional Chinese medicine. This therapeutic form of body work involves applying pressure to the body using a practitioner’s thumbs, palms, elbows, knees and feet. Discover the basics of how to give this relaxing and therapeutic pressure point massage.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  9. Return to Brazilian Portuguese (elementary)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 12 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Claudia Cerbino

    If you have learned Brazilian Portuguese in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your elementary level. You will 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 lower course.

    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
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  10. Social Media Building Better Posts
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 12 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade

    This course will discuss how to improve posts on social media. Each platform is unique, but you can learn to improve your content and present your business by creating better posts. You can no longer get away with a simple text message or a stolen image from Google. You must learn how to improve your posts in order to get the most from your social media.

    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  11. Indigenous Australian art: an introduction
    Course start date:  Thu 13 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Arjmand Aziz

    Explore with this course a theme rarely studied for itself: artefacts and artworks created by people from indigenous communities and nations. You will learn about the artistic traditions of Native American peoples, the Sámi, Aboriginal Australians, and more. We will discuss the styles, and techniques, as well as narratives that are expressed in these objects.

    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  12. Working with trauma
    Course start date:  Thu 13 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Myriam Ferreira

    This CPD course is designed for mental health practitioners seeking practical skills to support individuals affected by trauma. It covers accessible techniques for creating safe environments, managing trauma responses, and promoting healing through trauma-informed practices.

    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  13. Return to French (lower intermediate)
    Evening
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    Course start date:  Tue 28 Oct 2025 (and 12 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Avram
    Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00
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  14. Introduction to the Hebrew alphabet
    Course start date:  Thu 13 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Rachel Montagu

    Learn to read letters of the Hebrew alphabet as you can find them in the Bible.

    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00
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  15. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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