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Advanced German: Language, culture and history
Languages

Advanced German: Language, culture and history

...language, this free course, Advanced German: Language, culture and history, will help to improve your language skills, knowledge of German-speaking societies and intercultural competence. It will also develop your critical and analytical skills as you study the geography and dialects of the regions of Germany....Advanced German: Language, culture ......
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course

...free course, Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course, provides a brief introduction to the Tamil language and its scripts and sounds. You will learn how to greet people and introduce yourself, as well as how to count from one to ten. You will also be introduced to Tamil society and culture and will learn about the food and music popular in Tamil-speaking societies. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...free course, Language and thought: introducing representation, introduces you to the key questions about how meaning is conveyed in language...How does what you say come to mean something? Does what you say inherently represent what you, the speaker, think it means, whatever that might be, or does what you say carry its own meaning, separate from your intentions in saying...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Describing language Badge icon
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Describing language

...free-courses...Week 8: Language in the real world: Introduction - [On the left, a room full of people stand facing away from the camera with their hands raised to ask questions. On the right, a young girl points towards the camera.] Figure 1 Questions and commands: ‘When do we have to …?’ ‘Do it now!’. So far in this course you’ve seen how words are put...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Advanced Spanish: Language in context
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Language in context

...languages - notably Spanish - adapt to the contexts in which they are used...This free course, Advanced Spanish: Language in context, will develop your knowledge and understanding of the societies and cultures of Spain and Latin America and extend the practical skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course focuses on the many ways in which living...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...free course, Approaching language, literature and childhood, introduces you to the field of children’s literature. In this course, you’ll consider issues such as: How do children acquire and use languages and literacies? Why (and how) is language important in children’s literature? Why (and how) is literature important for children and young adults?......
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Machine translation in language learning and teaching
Languages

Machine translation in language learning and teaching

...language learning...In this free course, you will learn to implement freely available online machine translation tools (OMT) such as Google Translate or DeepL into your language learning or teaching. The course is aimed at learners and teachers of all languages and levels. It introduces the uses of AI in language learning and ......
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...free course, A short introduction to the English language, will look at the role language plays in our lives, with a particular focus on the English language. It will examine the history and the future of the language, from the Anglo-Saxons and Shakespeare to social media communication and stand-up comedy...This free ......
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs