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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 £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  2. Economic paradigms: are there alternatives to capitalism?
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 16 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Caglar Ezikoglu
    Explore diverse economic theories beyond capitalism in economic paradigms with regards to the alternatives of capitalism and broaden your understanding of global economic systems.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00
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  3. London on Film
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 23 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Alex Sergeant
    London is one of the world’s great cinematic cities. It is a city that has been captured on film since the advent of moving pictures. It is also a city whose own story has been profoundly shaped by film. This course will tell the history of London’s depiction onscreen, and how that depiction has impacted on the city itself over the course of twentieth and twenty-first centuries.







    Dr Alexander Sergeant is an award-winning film historian and theorist. His varied research interests include the history of popular culture, particularly within the US, and the intersection between film and philosophy. He is the author of Encountering the Impossible: The Fantastic in Hollywood Fantasy Cinema (2021), and co-editor ofFantasy/Animation: Connections Between Media, Mediums & Genres (2018). He is the co-founder of the popular website Fantasy-Animation.org and co-host of the Fantasy/Animation podcast.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  4. Japanese beginners: short introduction
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Jun 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Hisaka Bunting
    Get a short introduction to the Japanese language and discover aspects of Japanese language culture in these online communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  5. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  6. The writings of Cicero: an introduction
    Course start date:  Fri 18 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sean Gabb
    An introduction to one of the most influential and prolific Roman writers, Cicero, his life and works.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  7. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  8. Award in education and training for lipreading teachers
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Lorraine Braggins
    Interested in teaching lipreading to adults? This introductory course leads to the City and Guilds Level 3 national teaching qualification. Combined with our GT106, you can become a qualified lipreading teacher.
    Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £599.00 Concession £599.00
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  9. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  10. The life and times of King James I
    Course start date:  Fri 10 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  William Sterling
    James had been a king of Scotland for nearly his entire life before he made history in 1603, inheriting the throne of England and the possibility of a united Britain. However, he now faced the challenge of bringing two distinct kingdoms together under one crown. How did he navigate the rivalries, ambitions, and expectations of his new realm? Join us as we explore the life and reign of James VI & I, first monarch of both the kingdoms of Scotland and England.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  11. The life and times of King Charles I
    Course start date:  Fri 7 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  William Sterling
    Famous as the only British king to be executed, Charles should also be remembered as the greatest patron of the arts who sat on our throne.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  12. Drawing and mindfulness: modern and contemporary nature
    Course start date:  Fri 6 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Clare Barton-Harvey

    Explore how mindfulness can enrich the process of drawing, as we discover a range of modern and contemporary approached to drawing from nature. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing, or a way to explore it more deeply in the context of this theme.

    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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