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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 £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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  2. Spanish 3 lower intensive: module 1
    Course start date:  Mon 10 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  María Isalt

    Improve your intermediate Spanish on this lively course, with the emphasis on speaking, listening and acquiring a greater understanding of Spanish grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 2: upper' or equivalent. Based on Aula Internacional Plus 3, Difusión Publishers (see the Are there any other costs? section for ISBN).

    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.

    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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  3. Spanish beginners intensive: module 1
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    Course start date:  Mon 10 Nov 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Keylor Murillo Moya

    Learn to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for complete beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.

    For details about blended courses dates and their mode of delivery, please click here or go to the How will I be taught? section below. 

    Did you know that we offer support sessions for beginner students over the term? More information is available in the how will I be taught section below.

     

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  4. 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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  5. Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  6. Spanish 2/3: diferencias culturales de España
    Course start date:  Tue 11 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Vanesa Guzman

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    Expande tus estudios de español con este interesante curso que examina las diferencias culturales de España.

    Cada clase se enfocará en las diferencias entre varias regiones (Norte vs Sur, el Levante vs el Interior, las Islas Baleares vs Las Islas Canarias), y te hará descubrir elementos importantes como las Comunidades Autónomas, la ubicación, la geografía, el clima y los paisajes, los monumentos históricos, las lenguas y la gastronomía tradicional.

    Ideal for students who have done 3 or 4 years of Spanish, have studied present and past tenses (B1 level), and are looking to practise more talking and listening skills.

    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  7. Spanish 3/4: Spanish accents explained - Andalucía
    Course start date:  Wed 12 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Elisabet Rodriguez
    How do you cope with different Spanish accents? Do you find some easier to understand than others? This series of short courses will help you understand the specificities and intricacies of a variety of Spanish and South American accents, so you can spot their speakers more easily and understand them better to keep the conversation going.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  8. Spanish 2/3: Un viaje por la Patagonia argentina
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Analía Tolone

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    Discover the beauty of the outstanding of Argentinian Patagonia, the region defined by its dramatic landscapes, jagged peaks, pristine rivers and incredible wildlife. In this workshop we will explore the three main districts (The Lake District, Atlantic and Southern Patagonia) and their historic aspects. We will also touch in the Welsh culture heritage that can be found in small towns such as Trelew.
    This will be an informative workshop done in Spanish. You should have an elementary level of the language (at least an A2 level, i.e at least Spanish 2 upper).

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  9. Spanish festive holiday kit
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 22 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Adriana Itriago Gavidia
    Make the most of your holidays in a Spanish speaking country with this short, intensive course. This Holiday Kit will provide you with all the language you need to communicate in the most common holiday situations & have a friendly chat with the locals! This course is ideal for complete beginners.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  10. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  11. Spanish 4/5: palenques, quilombos y cimarrones: resistencia anticolonial en América latina
    Course start date:  Wed 26 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pilar Villanueva Martinez

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    En este curso, que invita a la reflexión, nos adentramos en la historia colonial y anticolonial en América Latina, desde la perspectiva de la resistencia de las comunidades afrodescendientes. Examinaremos conceptos claves como la esclavitud, el colonialismo y sus perdurables consecuencias en las sociedades actuales en Latinoamérica.

    Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).
    This course will be delivered in Spanish. It is open to students with an advanced level of Spanish and native speakers.

    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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  12. Spanish beginners: improve your pronunciation
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 2 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Analía Tolone

    This short course is geared towards helping you produce Spanish sounds more accurately, as there are quite a few elements that require focus and practice. This course will allow you to concentrate on the sounds of Spanish - how to produce them when speaking and how to recognise them when listening.

    This course is aimed at beginners students. 

    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £25.00
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  13. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  14. Spanish DELE B2 taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 3 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Montserrat Trujillo

    Are you looking into taking an Exam course in Spanish but want to try it before you commit?
    Get a taste of what it would be like to prepare for the 'Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera B2'. The course will explain how the actual Preparation to the DELE B2 will work and will offer snippets of activities that will be carried out during the course.
    Please note that you should have studied Spanish for about five years or have an equivalent level.

    Full fee £0.00
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  15. Spanish Quiz party: level B1-B2
    Course start date:  Thu 4 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen
    Come and join us in this fun Spanish night! Do you like pub quizzes? Do you want to put into practice your knowledge of Spanish grammar, vocabulary, culture, and music while having fun in the process? Then you are in the right place!
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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