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Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work
History & The Arts

Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work

...writing, and I remember students’ happy discovery of texts they’d never encountered before, like Villette, Shirley, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (which was a favourite with some of the cast and crew as you’ll see), alongside the genuine thrill of working on Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. What impresses me about these three women is their tenacity, and the sense...
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A reader's guide to Holes
History & The Arts

A reader's guide to Holes

...writing with the image of Camp Green Lake in mind, envisaging the arid landscape, the relentless scorching heat, and the frightening creatures – especially the venomous yellow-spotted lizards. The characters and plot followed gradually. The central figure, Stanley Yelnats, is an unlikely hero: an overweight boy who is subjected to bullying. His family has a history of...
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Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship

...Writing Citizenship Dr Alessandra Marino examines how ‘acts of writing’ can support indigenous movements for civil and environmental rights, using the example of Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy and her activism against dams in India. Democrats, citizens, fools Dr Deena Dajani considers the idea that the right to question authority wasn’t solely rooted in the...
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Machine translation in language learning and teaching
Languages

Machine translation in language learning and teaching

...writing, and gives examples of good practice and referencing. The course finishes with a reflection on the future of language learning with OMT. By the end of Session 1, you should be able to: understand the history of OMT know which popular OMT exist and how to access them recognise the benefits and limitations of OMT in language learning and teaching recognise the roles...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
How a centuries-old poem hints at Shakespeare’s herbal ‘muse’
History & The Arts

How a centuries-old poem hints at Shakespeare’s herbal ‘muse’

...writes “Nature … meant thereby thou should'st print more, nor let that copy die”, he could be appealing metaphorically for the reproduction or propagation of hemp – from which paper was produced – and the publication of poetry (“copy”) into the future. I also referred to a line in Sonnet 76: Invention in a noted weed [so] every word doth almost tell my name,...
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5 benefits of giving up alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 benefits of giving up alcohol

...writing. If the idea of writing sounds interesting to you, why not check out our free courses Start writing fiction or Writing what you know. [Banner of an anonymous mask on a green background. The word 'Authenticity' is embedded on the right.] 5. Authenticity Perhaps a controversial one, as it highly depends on why you drink alcohol, but for many, it is a way to reduce...
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Introduction to Arabic
Education & Development

Introduction to Arabic

...writing....Week 1: Introduction to the Arabic alphabet: Introduction - This is the first session of a two-part pre-course of the short course Introduction to Arabic Language and Culture by the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. Completing this course will take you about four hours. This course focuses on the most basic steps in learning Arabic: you will learn the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs