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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 £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  2. Return to French (lower intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 28 Oct 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 £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00
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  3. French 2 upper: conversation
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 11 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Avram
    Come and practise your intermediate spoken French and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French television, radio news and newspaper articles. Please note that this course takes place every other week.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  4. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  5. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  6. French 4: Return to French (Advanced)
    Course start date:  Wed 15 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    If your advanced French is a bit rusty and you wish you could reactivate your passive knowledge, this is the right course for you. This course will help you access your dormant French and bring it back to life. After attending this course you should be able join a level 4 or 5 course.

    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  7. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00
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  8. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  9. French 2 upper at a gentle pace: module 1
    Course start date:  Thu 9 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Do you want to continue learning French but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Our French at a gentle pace courses are designed to cover the same material as our standard French courses, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  10. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  11. French 3 upper: conversation
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 11 Oct 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Stephanie Radet
    Come and practise your intermediate spoken French and develop your language skills in these topical discussion classes. Based on recordings from French television, radio news and newspaper articles.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  12. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  13. French 5: littérature française contemporaine
    Course start date:  Tue 14 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anais Perdaems
    The course is an introduction to the relation between French literature and ideological, political and social discourse in France, from postcolonialism and feminism in the 20th century to the relationship between sociology and literature. The course will also explore contemporary genres of French writing such as autofiction and documentary-fiction.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  14. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  15. French 5: reading group
    Course start date:  Fri 3 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Nicole Dalle
    Aimez-vous lire en français? Venez échanger vos impressions sur des romans sélectionnés par le groupe. Premier livre à lire sera annoncé début juillet.







    Rendez-vous mensuels les Notez qu'il y a un autre "reading group" similaire, décalé d'une semaine tout au long de l'année, au cas où les dates vous convienndrez mieux. Entrez LF520 en haut à droite pour aller sur la page web. Notez cependant qu'il n'est pas possible d'assister aux 2 cours alternativement.







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    Term 1: 03/10; 31/10; 28/11



    Term 2: 23/01; 20/02; 20/03



    Term 3: 01/05; 29/05; 26/06.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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