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An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher
Languages

An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher

...systems. ...[Ms Yang from the BBC Chinese school series with her colleagues and class] I was extremely nervous at the time when the exam results were about to be revealed. I sat on the stage, with my head in my hand, waiting for the moment of truth. Fifty of my students were sitting in front of me, plus their parents, grandparents, and teachers at Bohunt, the hall was...
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Article 10 mins
Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?
OpenLearn Ireland

Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?

...systems approach to obesity prevention in Northern Ireland was published in 2023. The report comes as the Department of Health prepares to draft a new obesity prevention strategy in 2024 to replace its predecessor, ‘A Fitter Future for All 2012-22’. We are unique However, everyone’s relationship with food is a very personal one and not one that should be compared to...
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Article 5 mins
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...think about the experiences of different groups of people in the past and to understand how historians use textual and visual sources to uncover diverse histories to help you think about how racist structures operated in the past, and how these structures often rested on perceptions of difference based on race, ethnicity and religious expression to help you recognise how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...thinks about scores differently. They look at them differently, think about them differently, and work with them in different ways. CATHERINE Musical scores might seem a bit confusing and mysterious, and you might think that it takes years of training to be able to decipher all the dots and lines. It's certainly true that scores do contain a lot of the information. But...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Eutrophication
Nature & Environment

Eutrophication

...system (freshwater or marine), and the term is also used to describe the process whereby terrestrial vegetation is affected by nutrient-enriched soil water. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Environment & Development...Eutrophication: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe the principal differences between...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Understanding the AFD: How to make sense of the far-right populists
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding the AFD: How to make sense of the far-right populists

...system. She is certainly not the archetypal leader of a far-right party. At the big table Now that it will sit in the federal parliament, the AfD needs learn how to deal with the challenges of real world political life inside the Bundestag. It has plenty of members who have plenty to say. It is not short of chiefs. But in the Bundestag it needs to find what the Germans...
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Article 5 mins
Plasma arc cutting
Science, Maths & Technology

Plasma arc cutting

...systems. Manufacture An alternative to flame cutting, laser cutting, electrical discharge wire cutting and abrasive jet cutting. Used mainly for profile cutting of metal sheets and slabs up to 200 mm thick, but can also be used for cutting, turning, grooving and piercing holes and slots. “Stand-off” height critical, hence process is often combined with other...
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Understanding tax avoidance
Money & Business

Understanding tax avoidance

...system and the responsibility of corporations to society. This episode of the Bottom Line looks at these timely themes in depth. A deceptively simple question: what is tax avoidance? In particular, how can we distinguish it from tax evasion? Tax avoidance is the legal use of the given system to minimise one’s taxes. It can include loopholes and tax haven. Companies who...
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