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English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...ete of ech tre of paradis. As you might have noticed, both these passages are translations of the same section of the Bible, namely Genesis chapter 3, verse 1. The Middle English version is much closer to modern-day English, and you were probably able to read a great deal more of it than of the Old English version. However, there are still a few features which differ from...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...et l’Activité) instrument, which can detect minerals on the martian surface. Clay minerals and hydrated sulfates, which can only form in the presence of water, were found at Terra Meridiani, Mawrth Vallis, Nili Fossae, Aram Chaos, and Valles Marineris - as well as in isolated locations in the martian Highlands. Combining relative age information obtained from craters...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...et al., 2019). New buildings In new construction, brick walls can be built with cavities and insulation batts built in. If the building is in an area of driving rain then an air gap may also have to be included. Insulating aerated concrete blockwork can also be used to build the inner leaf (see Figure 15). [Described image] Figure 15 Insulation inserted into the cavity of...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...motivations behind the provision of education, the types of learning that were offered and the experiences of prisoners over the first 100 years of education in prisons...Schemes to improve the literacy and numeracy of prisoners, and often to teach them more besides, emerged at the turn of the nineteenth century, coinciding with the birth of the modern prison. This free...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...motivation, helping you to reach the end of the course. Gaining a badge often boosts confidence in the skills and abilities that underpin successful study. So, completing this course should encourage you to think about taking other courses. ['Returning to STEM' digital badge]...Introduction and guidance: How to get a badge - Getting a badge is straightforward! Here's what...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...et al., 2005)...Understanding and managing risk: 2.2 The risk management process - An organisation’s attitude towards the various forms of risk to which it is exposed should be a direct interpretation of its business strategy. This has implications both ways: the strategy itself must address the appetite and capacity for risk within the business and the systems and...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
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Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...motivation for eating. Activity 1 What motivates you to eat? Timing: Allow approximately 10 minutes. Think back to the last thing you ate. What was it and what was your motivation for eating it? How does your motivation for eating compare with those you heard in the video in the Introduction? Who did you eat with? Where did you eat? Write two or three sentences in the box...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...motivation, etc.; (3) abilities such as creativity, logical reasoning, analysis and synthesis, etc. (PACTE, 2003, pp. 16–17) Activity 2 Select the answer for Question 1a here Answer the following questions. The bilingual sub-competence... is mainly declarative and relates to a good command of grammar and vocabulary in the foreign language. is mainly procedural and...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs