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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. Craft focus: grammar, syntax, and style for creative writers
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  William Brady
    Great poetry and prose begin when the writer puts the right words in the right places. Learn how and why the rules and conventions of language matter in this course, which combines creative writing with opportunities to learn/revise essential points of grammar and useful literary concepts. Suitable for beginning writers looking to build confidence, and those with more experience who would like to practise these essential skills.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £105.00
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  2. Japanese philosophy
    Course start date:  Mon 12 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  John Goff
    Japanese philosophy extends well beyond Zen, with several philosophical traditions including that of the modern Kyoto School. Developing distinct cultural, aesthetic and political concepts, Japanese philosophers offer a rich field of thought.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  3. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £111.00
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  4. Early music ensemble
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Layil Barr
    An ensemble for musicians interested in learning the skills of playing consort music in different instrumental combinations (broken consort). It will be a journey exploring the variety of sound combinations in 17th century repertoire. To apply for the ensemble please click the pink 'Start your interview' button and someone from the music department will be in touch. Break week: 27th Oct 2025.
    Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £209.00
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  5. Ukulele 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jake Rodrigues
    If you have been playing ukulele for some months, come and learn new songs and tricks, picking and split strokes, and apply these to popular and vintage tunes. Enjoy learning and playing in a group. Classes will include singing along! no class on 3rd November.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00
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  6. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00
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  7. Full fee £549.00 Senior fee £439.00 Concession £357.00
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  8. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  9. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £100.00
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  10. Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00
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  11. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  12. Hindi beginners: module 2+3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 12 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roopam Aggarwal
    Continue learning Hindi on this lively live online course. You consolidate and build up your skills of this captivating language with an emphasis on practical use and the development of your listening and speaking skills.



    This course is designed for those students who have completed Hindi beginners: module 1+2 or have learnt the languages for approximately 20hrs.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00
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  13. Philosophy and the self
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 13 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ariel Kernberg

    Who am I? Is there such a thing as “my true self”? These and related questions will be looked at from various philosophical perspectives.
    NB There will be no class on 26/05/26.

    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00
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  14. Italian beginners: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ottavia Castellina
    Continue learning to speak Italian on this communicative course, with the emphasis on the practical use of Italian and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Suitable if you have completed beginners: module 2 or equivalent. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni - Italian version). Suggested progression route: Italian 2 lower: module 1.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  15. Spanish 2 upper at a gentle pace: module 3
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roberto Gallego
    Want to continue learning Spanish but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Spanish 2 upper at a gentle pace is designed to cover the same material as our standard Spanish 2 upper course, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.







    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 £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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