# Acknowledgements

This free course was first published in December 2020.

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Introduction

Course image: Toa55/iStock / Getty Images Plus

Introduction, Figure 1: From Pixabay. Covered under Creative Commons licence CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Week 1

Week 1, Figure 1: miko315 / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Week 1, Section 4, Activity 3, Two men shaking hands at a restaurant: Qian Kan

Week 1, Section 4, Activity 3, People saying goodbye: leungchopan/Shutterstock

Week 1, Section 4, Activity 3, People shaking hands in business clothes: Vitchanan Photography / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Week 2

Week 2, Figure 1: Oqbas/Shutterstock

Week 2, Figure 2: Qian Kan

Week 2, Figure 3: XiXinXing / iStock / Getty Images Plus

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