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Studying the arts and humanities
History & The Arts

Studying the arts and humanities

...English and history at school. I think I'll enjoy studying them further. I never did all I could at school and I wasted my time. Now that I have a chance to do some study I want to take it. I've spent some years doing a job which does not particularly interest me, and I need some kind of intellectual challenge. I want to meet other students, too. I have always promised...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...everyday critical thinking is, I’m going hiking today, should I wear trainers or sandals? Critical thinking involves making an assessment of something, and then providing a critique of that position and putting forward new positions. For example, flip flops may be comfortable for the first part of the hike, in hot weather. However, the top of the mountain is rocky so a...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...everyday sense? The answers to these questions can be quite different depending on what social psychological approach you take. For some social psychologists, the answers lie within the individual, e.g. as part of their personality. Others, however, look for answers at the group level, or their social identity, e.g. in the ways in which identities are related to the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...English Dictionary also offers twelve definitions of transformation, one of which, number two, seems to match our purposes. It reads: ‘A complete change in character, nature, et cetera.’ Cultures change continuously but we do not consider such changes to be transformative. Instead we can conceive of transformation by the distinction made by Robert Carneiro between...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Introducing Union Black
Education & Development

Introducing Union Black

...English, what Britishness or Englishness is. Who you can ask are people like me. The Africans, the Indians, the Asians, the people that it was imposed upon them. They’re the ones that can actually tell you what Britishness is, what Englishness is, and also what Scottishness is. And it’s a case of they are able to hold the mirror up to the nations, like this is...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...English that require them to sit still for long periods and not move about. Technology has undoubtedly affected children’s play choices; babies and children are given access to digital toys and other devices which means that many are spending increasing amounts of time using a screen which is very likely to impact on their motivation to be physically active. All these...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Getting started with Spanish 3
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 3

...English descriptions. Sí, un momento, le paso putting someone through ¿Puedo hablar con el señor Gonzalo Reina? asking to speak to a person ¿De parte de quién? asking who is calling Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There are 3 items in each list. Sí, un momento, le paso ¿Puedo hablar...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...English primary, special and independent schools (LGNTO, 2000) found that each school had an average of 8.5 (includes part-time) volunteer staff. Volunteers are clearly an important, if somewhat under-acknowledged, resource in many schools, and indeed, across a wider workforce...Teaching assistants: support in action: 1.3 Professional and personal skills - Jean Ionta...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs