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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. Grammar in practice: upper intermediate (level 1-2)
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    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Unsure when to use the present perfect or past perfect? Still finding reported speech tricky? Need more practice with conditionals? This practical grammar course will help you put your grammar into action in speaking, writing, reading, and listening. Through engaging topics and interactive activities, you’ll learn to choose the right form for the right situation, express yourself clearly, and sound more natural. Ideal for upper-intermediate learners who want to polish their skills for work, study, or everyday life.

    This course runs during terms 2 and 3.

    A pre-course assessment is required before joining.

    Contact: universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk or call 0204 582 0423





    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 £289.00 Senior fee £231.00 Concession £145.00
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  2. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  3. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00
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  4. European Cinema: WW2 to the Present Day
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Chris Darke

    This course will introduce you to European cinema from the post-war period up to the present day. It will consider the rise of film directors associated with the European Art cinema of the 1950s and 1960s and it will examine some of the key film historical moments that have come to characterise European cinema during this vital period. It will look at films and directors from a cultural and aesthetic viewpoint and will position them in terms of the wider social, political and historical context.

    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  5. Contemporary printmaking studio: focus on creative layering
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anne-Marie Foster
    This course is a chance to develop personal artwork, using traditional printmaking methods with a contemporary approach. Experiment and embrace the possibilities within combined layers and surface textures. Processes covered include monotype, screen-printing and etching/intaglio. All levels of experience welcome.
    Full fee £689.00 Senior fee £551.00 Concession £448.00
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  6. Russian beginners: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Altannavch Murray

    Continue learning Russian on this communicative course for near beginners. The emphasis is on speaking and understanding, and you will gain a basic grounding in Russian grammar. Suitable if you have completed Russian beginners: module 1 or equivalent.

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  7. Arabic 2 upper: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Taïssir K Mahmoud

    Learn Arabic either an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.

    Suitable if you have completed 'Arabic 2 upper: module 1', or studied Arabic for around two years or have a fairly good command of the language.

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  8. Arabic 3 lower: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Taïssir K Mahmoud

    Learn Arabic either an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.

    Develop your fluency on these courses taught in Arabic, with the emphasis on speaking and listening. You should have studied Arabic for three years or equivalent and have a fairly good command of the Arabic language.

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  9. Italian 3 lower: module 2
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    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi

    Continue your Italian intermediate studies on the Italian 3 lower (fourth-year Italian) course. 

    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  10. Chinese 4: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Fei Wang

    Learn Chinese either in an in-person course in Covent Garden or live online sessions.</strong></p><p>You will consolidate your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary and will work towards achieving better fluency at an intermediate level. You will develop your competence in reading Chinese characters. Suitable if you have studied Chinese for 5 years part time or have an equivalent level.

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  11. Start animating in Blender
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Benjamin Austin
    If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at 3D animation this short intensive taster course will get you up and running with the basics of how to work with the free, powerful 3D Software application Blender, and put you on the path to creating your own polished CG Graphics and Animation.
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00
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  12. Ancient Greek 4: module 2
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Szerdi Nagy

    Continue to study Ancient Greek grammar and improve your skills at reading and translating Greek texts.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  13. Spanish 5 práctica y perfeccionamiento: module 2
    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen

    Este curso es para aquellos estudiantes que han estudiado al menos cinco años de español y desean obtener un conocimiento más profundo de la lengua y cultura del mundo hispanohablante.
    Based on units 1-2 of AULA C1 (Campus Difusión).

    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.

    This is a non-accredited course. If you would like to take a further challenge and work towards a recognised qualification, you can enrol on our Spanish preparation for DELE B2 course which leads to a final exam. Click here for further details. 

    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  14. Italian 2 lower at a gentle pace: module 2
    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Fontana

    Suitable if you have completed Italian 2 lower: module 1 or Italian 2 lower at a gentle pace: module 1. Our gentle pace courses move more slowly to allow learners more time to revise and consolidate their learning. 

    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  15. Swedish 2 upper: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Yohanna Jacobsson

    Continue to develop your intermediate Swedish on this course, with a focus on improving your speaking and listening skills. Suitable if you have studied Swedish for at least 2 years.

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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