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Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...English played backwards are no less disruptive than other irrelevant speech items (Jones et al., 1990). On the other hand, simple white noise (a constant hissing like a mis-tuned radio) is almost as benign as silence. Interference presumably results from speech because, unlike white noise, it is not constant: it is broken into different sounds. The importance of...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Oedraniaeth a gwahaniaethu ar sail oedran
Society, Politics & Law

Oedraniaeth a gwahaniaethu ar sail oedran

...English version is also available. [Logo Comisiynydd Pobl Hŷn Cymru]...Oedraniaeth a gwahaniaethu ar sail oedran: Cyflwyniad - Gall oedraniaeth newid y ffordd rydym yn gweld ein hunain a phobl eraill ac achosi i anghyfeillgarwch barhau rhwng cenedlaethau, gan brisio’r hyn y gall pobl iau a phobl hŷn ei gyfrannu yn isel. Gall hefyd gael effaith negyddol ar ein hiechyd,...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...English skills believes that whatever they write will never be as good as the material in their course book or from other sources. They decide it is better to copy it out than try to write an answer in their own words. This is plagiarism. A student gets a friend or family member to answer an assignment question for them because they have expertise in this area and so will...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Making sense of art history
History & The Arts

Making sense of art history

...English Dictionary defines art as: 'The creation of works of beauty or other special significance' and, 'Human creativity as distinguished from nature'. (Collins, 2000) How far does this reflect your own views? If you want to amend your own definition in the light of this, do so now. At the end of this free course you'll revisit the question ‘What is art?’ to see if...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Supporting female performance in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...English Institute of Sport (EIS) to increase understanding of female health issues like the menstrual cycle. This shows that progress is being made in addressing female health issues and that it is increasingly being seen as an important topic in optimising performance of female athletes. [The image shows products related to the menstruation – sanitary towels and pads,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...English Dictionary records examples of usage dating from the early eighteenth century. Figure 24 shows a simplified diagram of a typical system. It indicates the boundary of the system, which divides those elements that are considered to be within the boundary, and therefore part of the system, from those elements in the environment of the system. I will discuss each of...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness

...English Institute of Sport, describes ‘landing the message’. His job involves observations to enhance sport performance primarily delivered through statistical analysis and visual feedback (video analysis). Which strategies does he describe in order to land the message? CHRIS WHITE You've got to have people who are self-starters, self-motivated, can develop...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Advanced German: Language, culture and history
Languages

Advanced German: Language, culture and history

...English sense of humour); local communities very important to them, like to celebrate and keep local customs alive. Interrelationship between landscape and the East Frisian character: very distinct group of people with their own way of life, result of barren landscape; large meadows, open landscape, causing solitary/isolated existence with little communication and some...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs