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Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...writing skills for work, study and everyday life...Would you like to improve your current English skills or perhaps remember areas you may have forgotten? This free course serves as good preparation for studying the formal English Essential Skills Level 1, which is available in Wales. Whilst the course does not cover all aspects of the current English Functional Skills...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...writing and a descriptive style of writing full of rich imagery. Du Bois famously commented in his collection of essays, The Souls of Black Folk “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line.” His writing makes clear that it takes two sides to create a “color-line”. Only once both sides recognise and act to cross the line can it be erased....
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Article 10 mins
Irish Women’s Poetry: Colette Bryce
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: Colette Bryce

...writes as if she were ‘at one remove’ from the mainstream. You might say this stems from her emigrant perspective, from being called a ‘British’ poet in some places yet ‘Irish’ in others, and from being gay in a predominantly heterosexual culture. Bryce says this is ‘an interesting (no)place to write from’. (quoted in Wyeth, 2020) Bryce’s poems often...
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Article 5 mins
Encouraging book talk in the school library
Education & Development

Encouraging book talk in the school library

...writing frames to encourage pupils to write book reviews encourage pupils to follow some of the award schemes for children's books and perhaps start a new one...Encouraging book talk in the school library: 1 What makes a good book? - I met a dragon face to face I met a dragon face to face The year when I was ten, I took a trip to outer space, I braved a pirate's den, I...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills
Education & Development

Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills

...writing What others said: One of the things about [having been] a journalist is that you have just got to write. … I just get started and [know] it will be fine, it will take shape. [EdD graduate] Structuring [my writing was a problem] – sometimes things make sense to me but they don’t make sense to other people … I don’t know why I struggled with it but putting...
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Article 2 mins
Studying the arts and humanities
History & The Arts

Studying the arts and humanities

...write more. Remember, there are no wrong or right answers here! Discussion It doesn't matter if you wrote down six reasons or whether you listed more, but we hope that you wrote something. This may seem a small point, but it is important. Learning on your own – without being able to question, or discuss, ideas with others – is a technique that has to be learned; and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Blaenau Gwent REACH
History & The Arts

Blaenau Gwent REACH

...writing and film that reflects on the rich and fascinating history of their local area. This exhibition is a celebration of Blaenau Gwent’s heritage expressed through the talents of the people who live there. Hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg | Also available in Welsh In this short film, members of Aberbeeg Community Group and residents of Llys Glyncoed in Ebbw Vale share their...
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Article 5 mins
What was the Bosman ruling? The one minute guide
Health, Sports & Psychology

What was the Bosman ruling? The one minute guide

...writing with a yellow highlight saying: Jean-Marc Bosman's contract with RFC Liege had expired; they refused to allow him to join Dunkerque without a transfer fee. He took his case to the European Court of Justice. ] [Subuteo player on a metal rod with a caption of black writing with a yellow highlight saying: The court found in his favour. Since then two principles have...
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Article 5 mins