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Le Corbusier
History & The Arts

Le Corbusier

...Le Corbusier] Date: (1887 - 1965) Nationality: Swiss Famous Buildings: L'Esprit Nouveau Pavilion (Paris) Villa Savoye (Poissy) Unité d'Habitation (Marseilles) L'Esprit Nouveau Le Corbusier is without doubt the most influential, most admired, and most maligned architect of the twentieth century. Through his writing and his buildings, he is the main player in the Modernist...
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Julian Le Grand
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Julian Le Grand

Sir Julian Le Grand is Professor of Social Policy at the Marshall Institute, LSE.
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Crime fiction in French: le polar français
Languages

Crime fiction in French: le polar français

...polar, crime fiction, is the most popular literary form in France. In this free course, you will discover the origins and development of French crime fiction, along with its current status, before reflecting on whether it is simply mass entertainment or, rather, genuine literature of quality. You will discover some important authors and work on extracts from some
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Dame Stella Rimington on John le Carré
History & The Arts

Dame Stella Rimington on John le Carré

British author and former Director General of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington, tells us why she thinks John le Carré is the master of the spy novel in Cold War times and draws on her own experience...Transcript This video was taken from exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of OU/BBC co-production Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes. More on spy novels
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Llywio drwy les: Edrych ar iechyd meddwl a lles
Health, Sports & Psychology

Llywio drwy les: Edrych ar iechyd meddwl a lles

...les’: Cyflwr lles ble mae pob unigolyn yn cyflawni eu potensial, yn gallu ymdopi gyda straen arferol bywyd, yn gallu gweithio’n gynhyrchiol ac yn llwyddiannus, ac yn gallu cyfrannu at gymdeithas. Mae’n gyflwr o les corfforol, meddyliol a chymdeithasol llawn, nid absenoldeb salwch neu wendid yn unig. Er bod canmol i’r diffiniad hwn, bu rhywfaint o feirniadaeth...
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Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris
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Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris

...les articulations logiques du développement et l’enchaînement logique du texte (« donc, par suite, par conséquent », etc.). 2. Recherche des idées Elle consiste à faire la liste des idées principales du texte. 3. Établissement du schéma logique C’est la réduction du texte à ses idées essentielles, à partir des quatre niveaux du texte : L’idée...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Teachers’ knowledge of children’s literature and other texts
Education & Development

Teachers’ knowledge of children’s literature and other texts

...and reciprocally as readers in school Make one to one reader recommendations tailored to specific children Articulate an informed and strategic rationale for selecting/using texts as part of their RfP pedagogy Identify multi-layered texts that inspire and enrich literary experiences Build reciprocal and interactive reader to reader relationships with staff and children....
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Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...le, la, l’, les express dislikes...Introduction: Open Centre for Languages and Cultures - This course has been developed from extract parts of LGXF002 - Beginners French 2: bien sûr!. The Open University has launched a dedicated learning centre called The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. OpenLearn is supporting this project and is providing extracted units of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs