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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. Preparation for A-level Italian part 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    This course follows the A Level syllabus and is suitable for those who would like to progress in Italian in a structured way. The course does not lead to the exam but you will be able to join the A Level exam course next year. Ideally you should have taken GCSE Italian (A*-B 9 - 6) or equivalent upper intermediate knowledge. This is the last part of the course.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00
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  2. Develop your writing and language skills (level 1-level 2)
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Have you been learning English for a long time but your writing just doesn’t seem to be improving? Are you quite a fluent speaker but find formal speaking difficult? Do you feel ‘stuck’. This course will release you! You will focus on how to improve the structure of your writing both the whole text, paragraphs and sentences. You will work on understanding the grammar of the language, and the skills you learn to develop your writing will help you improve your more formal speaking whether this is for job interviews, meetings at work or giving presentations. This course is ideal if you have been living in the UK for several years, feel quite comfortable in speaking English as a second language, but lack confidence in your literacy skills.



    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 £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £65.00
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  3. Everyday Life in the Roman Empire
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sean Gabb
    An opportunity to find about how daily life was for ordinary people in the Roman Empire.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  4. Italian 4/5: cultura e attualita'
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Attraverso attività basate su articoli, servizi di programmi, interviste ecc., questa classe ti offre la possibilità di dibattere e approfondire argomenti riguardanti l’attualità italiana e la cultura del Paese in generale. Praticherai e perfezionerai diversi punti grammaticali e accrescerai il tuo vocabolario. Adatto a chi frequenta un corso al livello 4 o 5 oppure a chi ha una conoscenza equivalente della lingua.







    Attenzione: le lezioni si svolgeranno a settimane alterne.



    Please note that this course takes place on alternate weeks.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  5. Tales of transformation: Ovid’s Metamorphoses
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Nikoletta Manioti
    So many works of art refer, in a way or another, to Ovid's Metamorphoses. In this course, you'll become familiar with some of the most memorable stories in this masterpiece and begin to understand why its stories are - and have been - so universally fascinating and influential.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  6. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  7. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00
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  8. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  9. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  10. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  11. Italian 2 lower: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025 (and 6 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Silvana Vistola
    Continue consolidating your Italian and find yourself speaking with increasing confidence on this communicative course for students who have studied Italian for year and are now starting their second year. The emphasis is on developing your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Italian beginners' or have an equivalent level (about a year of part-time study). Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni, Italian version).
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  12. New Testament Greek 4: module 3
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sean Gabb
    Gain fluency in reading New Testament Greek by translating various texts, and improve your knowledge of Koine Greek.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  13. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  14. German for Germany lovers (advanced)
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Annette Kossow
    This advanced German language course for lovers of Germany is part of the series “Wanderlust” which will explore a variety of interesting destinations in Germany.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  15. Italian 2 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Silvana Vistola
    Italian 2 upper is our third-year Italian course, so this year you'll be progressing through lower intermediate Italian towards intermediate. You'll find yourself learning new ways to express yourself more accurately and confidently. The emphasis is on the development of your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Italian 2 lower', or have studied Italian for about 2 years. Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni, Italian version).
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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