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Languages
What makes it hard for migrants to learn the language of their new home?
'Why don't migrants learn English if they want to live here?' is one of those sentiments you'll have come across a lot if you've spent much time on Twitter. Maybe it's even flittered across your own mind from time to time. But, as Dr Ingrid Piller explains, just learning a language isn't as simple as that.
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History & The Arts
How do historians know about the past?
How do historians know about the past? What are primary and secondary sources? Find out with our short animations.
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Education & Development
A brief introduction to the Chinese education system
This article outlines the structure of the Chinese education system and the study hours expected at a Chinese school.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Design a school
As a new academic year gets under way, some schools are settling in to new premises. But what sort of choices and trade-offs are made during the design process?
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Science, Maths & Technology
Noble gases
What happens when you put noble gases, some balloons and a rooftop together? Watch what happens...
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Society, Politics & Law
A brief history of Harlem
Explore the history of the New York neighbourhood of Harlem to understand why investment can cause as many problems as lack of investment and how this has considerable impacts on the African-American community.
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History & The Arts
Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music
Nick Jones explains why knowing a little about what makes music, and listening carefully, can reveal much more in a simple tune
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Education & Development
A history of child protection
Barbara Bilston looks at the history of the development of child protection provision in the UK.
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Science, Maths & Technology
The science of making musical instruments
How can you take string or a tube and create a device to make music? Here's the science behind the tools of art.
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Money & Business
Lifecycle of the Car Industry
PY Gerbeau discusses 'The Lifecycle of the Car Industry' in the BBC/Open University's Rules of the Game.
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Society, Politics & Law
Chinese education: How do things work?
How is education structured in China? This article explores...
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Education & Development
What is socialisation? The one minute guide
John Oates introduces us to socialisation and the different views of child rearing.