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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. Biblical Hebrew advanced
    Course start date:  Mon 19 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Rachel Montagu

    In this advanced course, you will deepen your knowledge of Hebrew grammar and further develop your ability to translate from the Bible.

    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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  2. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00
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  3. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  4. Spanish beginners: module 1
    Course start date:  Thu 9 Oct 2025 (and 16 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado
    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.







    Based on Units 1-3 of Nos Vemos Hoy 1; publisher: Campus Difusión (please see the relevant section for the 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 £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  5. Modern France: from de Gaulle and the Resistance to Macron
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sebastien Ardouin
    (Re)discover France's complex politics during the Fourth and Fifth Republics, and the social challenges and tensions the country faced both at times of growth and modernisation and of crisis and doubts.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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  7. Literary Adaptations: From Page to Screen
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Zoe Crombie
    Since the inception of film, the medium has been borrowing from literature, transforming novels, plays and poems into audio-visual experiences with varying degrees of success. Through a range of classic films, we will examine the techniques and practices available to filmmakers in the adaptation process, as well as the challenges of translating a story or concept from one form to another.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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  8. 21st century philosophical movements: exploring new intellectual frontiers
    Course start date:  Thu 12 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Daniel Weizman
    We examine current 21st century continental philosophy by Agamben, Žižek, Nancy, and Badiou, focusing on debates surrounding technology, ideology, community, truth, and politics. We question how philosophy adapts and evolves to address contemporary challenges.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  9. Acting for radio: Theatre Company
    Course start date:  Thu 19 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Gooderson
    Become part of a radio repertory company and take part in creating and recording for broadcast a performance of a radio play. This term the play will be You Never Can Tell by George Bernard Shaw. This advanced course is for those with previous experience in acting and radio, either through courses or industry. Please click on Start Your Interview to apply; the Drama Department will contact you to progress your application.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  10. Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00
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  11. Modern Greek beginners: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Maria Contos
    Continue to speak Modern Greek in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course.



    Develop your speaking and listening skills on this communicative course, which emphasises the practical use of the language. Suitable if you have completed Greek beginners: module 2 or equivalent (about 30 hrs of learning).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  12. Tap dance: improvers
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jacqueline Pert
    Practice and improve your basic Tap skills and increase your vocabulary of steps and sequences. Gain a greater understanding of rhythm, tempo and syncopation. Suitable for students of all ages with good general fitness. Tap shoes are essential.
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £132.00
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  13. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  14. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  15. Lipreading and managing hearing loss: beginners module 2
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Sep 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This class is suitable for if you have completed module 1 or have completed the one term introduction to lipreading class or have attended a lipreading class at any level in the past, but want to go back to basics. You will develop your lipreading and fingerspelling skills and build your confidence.







    This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.







    See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £110.00 Concession £85.00
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