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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. Friday lates: The body as image and material in 20th century art
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 9 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Irina Chkhaidze
    Explore the representation of body and body-related practices by prominent modern and contemporary artists of the twentieth century.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  2. Tokyo: an insider's guide
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 16 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Kiyomi Unten
    Join this lively course and learn about this bustling capital that mixes the ultramodern and the traditional, from neon-lit skyscrapers and anime shops to cherry trees and temples. Open to all levels.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  3. 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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  4. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  5. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00
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  6. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  7. Improve your speaking voice
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lloyd Wylde
    Come and improve your vocal skills through voice production and speech exercises. Learn about self presentation, develop spontaneity and gain greater confidence in your communication skills. This is a practical course based in the college.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00
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  8. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  9. Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  10. Use your voice assertively
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lloyd Wylde
    Do you want to sound more confident, grounded, self-assured and assertive? Improve your vocal skills through a series of exercises that will support you to become more vocally confident, expressive and dynamic without appearing arrogant.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00
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  11. Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  12. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00
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  13. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  14. Exploring film directors
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 2 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    Seen as the unifying and creative force in a film, directors have become important for both an audience's engagement and a film's marketing and 'positioning'. This course explores the work of a range of directors, or 'auteurs', their approach to filmmaking and their thematic interests, while assessing the concept of authorship and the contexts in which a director's work is produced and consumed.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  15. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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