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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. How to read a film: a beginners' guide to cinema
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 4 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paul Sutton
    This online course will develop your critical appreciation of the cinema by teaching you how to read and understand film texts. We will look at the elements that underpin film form – narrative, mise en scène, cinematography, editing and sound – alongside its historical development. We will consider film style by exploring classical, post-classical and art cinema and we will examine influential critical modes of analysis, such as genre, authorship and spectatorship.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  2. Return to French (lower intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025 (and 5 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 £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  3. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00
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  4. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  5. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  6. Japanese beginners: short introduction
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 5 Nov 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Hisaka Bunting
    This skills based course is for upper intermediate learners of Japanese and aims to develop your communication skills while in Japan. More specifically, you are going to “visit” one of the most fascinating parts of Japan, ASAKUSA, east of Tokyo, where traditional and modern culture mixed.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  7. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  8. Return to Spanish (advanced)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 23 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado

    If you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your advanced Spanish. You wil review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course, you will be able join a level 4 or 5 course in the summer or in September.

    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  9. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00
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  10. Hidden Histories of World War 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 3 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Maisa Edwards, Sunday Abraham Ogunode, Dafydd Townley, Ketan Varia
    Discover the lesser-known histories of World War One on this 6-week, co-taught course, from the role played by Africans to the declaration of war by Brazil and the significant role played by soldiers from the Indian subcontinent.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  11. French 4/5 : Cinq semaines, un livre:
    Course start date:  Mon 3 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Would you like to read a contemporary book in French? Join this class and delve into the world of a French author while simultaneously expanding your knowledge of vocabulary and appreciating a writing style.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  12. Global encounters: meet the Mongols
    Course start date:  Mon 3 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vanessa King
    At its height the Mongol empire stretched from the Sea of Japan to eastern Europe. We explore how the Mongols interacted with the nations they conquered.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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  13. Global Encounters: The Later Crusades, 1209-1500
    Course start date:  Tue 4 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vanessa King
    The loss of Jerusalem saw a shift in Crusading strategy. Going on crusade became a seasonal event, first against the Cathars in France and then with the Knights Hospitaller against pagans in the Baltic.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  14. The United and Disunited States of America 1776-1865
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 5 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Dafydd Townley
    This interactive lecture outline course explores the political, social, and cultural development of the United States from independence to the end of the civil war.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  15. Full fee £499.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £324.00
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