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Quiz: Which Brontë sister wrote it?
History & The Arts

Quiz: Which Brontë sister wrote it?

...phrase? Take the quiz and find out. @@PLUGINFILE@@/QuizWhichBront%C3%ABsisterwroteit.h5p?embed=1 Find out more Written in blood: Family, sex and violence in Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre Prof. Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work Explore the OU/BBC drama on the Brontë sisters, To Walk Invisible. Practise the Brontë’s art with our free courses Take it further...
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Introduction to Spanish
Languages

Introduction to Spanish

...de cine peruana Eduardo Galeano, escritor y periodista uruguayo Guillermo del Toro, director de cine mexicano Sofía Vergara, actriz colombiana Luis Fonsi, cantante portorriqueño Marta Gómez, cantante colombiana Álvaro Morte, actor español Male Female singer cantante writer director actor Words: 0 Answer MALE FEMALE singer cantante cantante writer escritor escritora...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)
History & The Arts

Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)

...phrase "form follows function", a mantra for Modernists ever since. Sullivan and his contemporaries built astounding new skyscrapers, which would soon be a feature of cities across the world. But although these skyscrapers were modern, they were not modernist (Le Corbusier criticised the Americans' lack of urban planning). The response of European architects to the...
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Article 5 mins
Using generative AI in relation to legal issues
Society, Politics & Law

Using generative AI in relation to legal issues

...de Reya LLP, gives a high-level overview of how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) works, its risks, and how it may appropriately be used in relation to basic day-to-day legal issues. This note was produced on 27 September 2024 and accordingly reflects the legal and technological position of GenAI as of that date. When used appropriately, GenAI can be a powerful...
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Article 20 mins
Why study languages?
Languages

Why study languages?

...phrases to someone who is not British, but does speak English? ‘Taking the mick’ ‘Cheeky’ Discussion There are many different ways of explaining these phrases. You may have explained that ‘taking the mick’ means to tease or mock someone. You may have described ‘cheeky’ in terms of a person who is rude or disrespectful, or someone who is just being a bit...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Advanced Spanish: Language in context
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Advanced Spanish: Language in context

...types of knowledge required in order to understand a language’s regional varieties evaluate the benefits and disadvantages of ‘neutral Spanish’ discuss the tensions between linguistic fragmentation and unity in contemporary Spanish...Advanced Spanish: Language in context: 1 En cambio perpetuo - Las lenguas están en un estado de cambio perpetuo y, en la actualidad,...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
What is emotive language and why is it used?
History & The Arts

What is emotive language and why is it used?

...type of argument which relies on the premise that if you make a small move in a particular direction it may then be extremely difficult or even impossible to prevent a much more substantial move in the same direction. If you take one step down the slippery slope, you risk finding yourself sliding all the way down to the bottom. The further down the slope you go, the...
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Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
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Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...phrases for a first conversation. By the end of this week, you should be able to: Introduce yourself and ask somebody’s name in Ukrainian. Greet others, say goodbye, thank you and how you are doing. Say what is your profession and to ask others about theirs. Start to familiarise yourself with the Ukrainian alphabet. [Described image] Figure 1: Kyiv is the capital of...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs