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“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language
Languages

“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language

...English Only’ territory. Like many other language indicators, this was by design, not by accident. The plan: why Good Friday Agreement signalled hope for the Irish language revival That is why the Good Friday Agreement was to be a watershed turning point in the state’s relationship with the language and its ever-growing community of speakers and learners. Under the...
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Mary Colwell - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Mary Colwell - Earth in Vision

...everyday, so when you get people who are religious, to apply that religious faith to all kinds of different parts of society, you see real change, because it becomes what you do every day, it becomes part of who you are. So for the environmental, scientific, and it becomes very scientific in Northwest Europe, attitude to the natural world, if we break that scientific...
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Support for you and your mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Support for you and your mental health

...everyday lives and discuss their use of mental health services. Remember, everyone’s experience with mental health is different. You should never feel under pressure to talk about your mental health, but you may find that talking helps. Here are some further tips if you are struggling to talk about your mental health: Write a letter if you are afraid to talk...
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Using generative AI in relation to legal issues
Society, Politics & Law

Using generative AI in relation to legal issues

...everyday legal issues...About: This guidance note, produced by The Open University in collaboration with the law firm Mishcon 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...
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Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...English School, (19th century)...Recording music and sound: 2.3 Bell and Tainter - Figure 3 ‘Graphophone’ Gramophone with Horn and Cylinders, c.1900, English School, (20th century) Following his invention of the phonograph Edison took a break from working on recording technology. Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), who had risen to prominence through his invention of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
History & The Arts

Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

...English ‘hygiene’ comes from hygieia. In Latin, the main word for ‘health’ is salus, from which the word ‘salubrious’ is derived. Does your language contain words that come from ancient Greek or Latin terms for health? What other similar words are there in your language, and what does this tell you about ideas of health? Use the internet or a dictionary to...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...English (and other languages associated with economic and cultural dominance) has on indigenous languages. However, it is not clear whether our interest in nationalism and local cultures is a reaction to globalisation, or actually part and parcel of globalisation. For example, the globalisation of food markets is seen as a direct challenge to local food markets where the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...everyday living. Values are personal beliefs and attitudes that guide action. Morals – Morality is concerned with perspectives of right and proper and involves an evaluation of actions based on some broader cultural context or religious standard. (Gavin, 2005, p. 66) The following activity asks you to apply these definitions of values and morals to a real-life...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs