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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. Ways into abstract painting
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 20 May 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Henry Gibbons Guy
    Encounter different approaches to making abstract paintings while developing your skills in using a range of painting materials. With reference to the work of a variety of abstract artists explore the visual language common to both representation and abstraction, eg. colour, composition, tone and paint application.
    Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00
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  2. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  3. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00
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  4. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00
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  5. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  6. Italian 2 lower: module 1
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 6 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Vistola
    Continue consolidating your Italian and find yourself speaking with increasing confidence on this communicative course for students who have studied Italian for year and are now starting their second year. The emphasis is on developing your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Italian beginners' or have an equivalent level (about a year of part-time study). Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni, Italian version).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  7. Italian 2 upper: module 1
    Course start date:  Tue 30 Sep 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Vistola
    Improve your lower intermediate Italian on this communicative course. The emphasis is on the development of your oral skills. Suitable if you have completed 'Italian 2 lower', or have studied Italian for about 2 years. Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni, Italian version).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00
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  8. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  9. Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  10. Getting started in digital skills: becoming confident on your computer and online (complete beginner)
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Tue 14 Oct 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Are you completely new to computers and the Internet? This course will help you get started on using a computer and the internet. You will learn all the basics and the key terms you need to starting becoming confident on a computer and online. You will learn about different files and how to create and save them. You will learn how to write and send simple letters and emails. You will develop your internet skills so you can find information and complete online forms. Finally, you do all of this while learning how to remain safe online and to keep your files secure.



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £50.00
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  11. Italian beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 6 May 2025 (and 15 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Veronica De Felice

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can start communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.’

    Learn to speak Italian on this intensive evening class. Taught in Italian, the emphasis is on developing your speaking and listening skills. Each lesson is a bit longer than our standard lesson time, so you'll cover the same ground as you would in a standard beginners course, but you'll do so in fewer weeks. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni).
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £115.00
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  12. Spanish beginners: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 10 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado
    Continue learning to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for near beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.







    Based on Units 5-6 Nos vemos Hoy 1; publisher: Campus Difusión, (please see the coursebook section below 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 £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  13. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00
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  14. Storytelling: tell your personal story
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  John Eastman
    Tell your own personal story to others, and in so doing gain some perspective on how past events have shaped your life and how they will affect your future, while at the same time inspiring and informing others about life choices. The course will take place in a safe environment in the college.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £167.00
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  15. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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