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Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual
Education & Development

Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual

...English mother and a Singaporean father. They grew up on opposite sides of the world and have both emigrated for the other over their time together. They have experienced two different cultures and in many ways are polar opposites – mum is loud and extroverted, dad is quieter and reflective, mum never went to university and doesn’t see herself as academic, dad studied...
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Article 5 mins
Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...English language in the mid nineteenth century to refer to informal engravings found on ancient vases, walls, flagstone paving and rocks from Ancient Greece and Rome. However, more recently ‘graffiti’ has been used to refer to both engravings and paintings (singular and plural). The term is now generally used to refer to ‘any form of unofficial, unsanctioned...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Getting started with German 2
Languages

Getting started with German 2

...English translations. Then check your answers. Some of the words describing popular cuisines you have come across already, others you might be able to guess. Ich esse gern chinesisch. I like to eat Chinese. Ich esse gern italienisch. I like to eat Italian. Ich esse gern indisch. I like to eat Indian. Ich esse gern mexikanisch. I like to eat Mexican. Ich esse gern...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...everyday life, but also one of strong continuities with earlier times. This free course, Early modern Europe: an introduction, provides an introduction to the early modern period in Europe, exploring how historians have defined and approached the period, and analysing the key aspects of the time. Please note that terms in bold are defined in the glossary at the end of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Croeso: Beginners' Welsh
Languages

Croeso: Beginners' Welsh

...English prompts in this audio clip and responding in Welsh. A. Ask, “Who are you?” * B. Pwy dych chi? A. Say that it’s good to meet you. * B. Braf cwrdd â chi. A. Say: Good morning. * B. Bore da. A. Say that you’re tired. * B. Wedi blino. A. Ask: How are you? * B. Sut dych chi? A. Say: Very well, thanks. * B. Da iawn, diolch. B. Da iawn. Ceisiwch gyfarch rhywun...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Getting started with Spanish 1
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 1

...everyday contexts. This OpenLearn course is an extract from the beginning of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXS001 Beginners Spanish 1: ¡Empezamos!. After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning...If you want to learn a new language for work or for leisure, this free course will...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...everyday interactions? Imagine you are at a party and you meet a person for the first time. You really want to have fun and make a good impression. Would the person’s gender influence the way you approach the situation: how you behave, what you talk about, what you ask questions about, what you joke about etc.? Now imagine that you had to look after a friend’s...
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Article 15 mins
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...English Children’s literature is a vast and growing area of academic study. Interdisciplinary in nature, the field draws on theories, methods and applications from language, literature and childhood studies. While an academic domain in its own right, the study of children’s literature generally has a personal connection for individuals, hooking into our own memories...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs