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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
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
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
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...everyday life we expect parents, teachers, employers and referees of sporting activities to be fair in their handling of their children, students, employees and players. In the same way, we expect law to be fair and just in its principles and in the way that they are applied. Justice is often represented by the equally balanced scales of justice. The Greek goddess of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 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
Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...English and Arabic to every school in Oman and it’s still being shown, not only as a film about their heritage, a film about biology, but it’s also a way for them to learn English. That I am exceptionally proud of and something I wish we would do so much more of, so easy. Why rights issues are so complex… One of the reasons why I think people find it tricky to come...
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Video 40 mins
Neighbourhood nature
Nature & Environment

Neighbourhood nature

...English temperate woodland, how they can provide clues about the history of local woodland and how some traditional woodland management methods can benefit biodiversity. You will also learn about the importance of ancient trees as a habitat for certain rare species of insect and fungus. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Environment &...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Approaching prose fiction
History & The Arts

Approaching prose fiction

...English butler called Stevens, who recalls various events and incidents from the past in such a way as to constantly cast doubt on the dependability of his narration. At one point we are presented with a prolonged and heated argument between Stevens and the housekeeper Miss Kenton about the butler's ailing father, also a member of the staff of the same country house. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs