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From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language
Health, Sports & Psychology

From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language

...Physics © Peterson, G. E. and Barney, H. L. (1952) ‘Control method used in a study of vowels’, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 24, No. 2, March 1952. The Acoustical Society of America. Used by permission of the American Institute of Physics Figure 8 Acoustic realisation of different English vowels in samples of normal speech from several...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...physical and mental characteristics – size, development or immaturity, and so on – which are common to all children, or by local, cultural decisions. This second idea of childhood changes with time, place, commercialism, politics, and even with individuals; in the West, it has been commonly associated with lack of responsibility. Consequently, how do we categorise...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...physical expansion of the city as a number of outlying ‘towns’ and other communities now surrounded by the urban spread were officially incorporated into the city. However, it was during the interwar years, under the shadow of defeat and the instability of the democratic experiment that Berliners experienced modernity most intensely. This modernity was viewed both...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...physics so that appropriate precautions can be taken within the nuclear industry. During the first few weeks, many were frustrated at the piecemeal nature of the information coming out of Daiichi so this visit was also an opportunity to increase transparency of information. Initially, the main battle was with the reactors themselves. As time went on the overriding issue...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
AI fluency
Digital & Computing

AI fluency

...physical devices, ranging from everyday household items like smart door locks and smart thermostats to wearable devices such as smart watches. These devices are connected to the internet, collecting, and sharing data. This connectivity allows these devices to communicate with each other and us, streamlining our lives in the process. Now, you might be wondering, ‘What is...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Hybrid working: planning for the future
Money & Business

Hybrid working: planning for the future

...physical and mental wellbeing is maximised and in which choices and behaviours that benefit future health are understood. A Wales of Cohesive Communities Attractive, safe, viable and well-connected. A Wales of Vibrant Culture and Thriving Welsh Language A society that promotes and protects culture, heritage, and the Welsh language, and which encourages people to...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Napoleonic paintings
History & The Arts

Napoleonic paintings

...physical make-up and are simply what comes naturally to him, those of the great man seem to come from reflection and to provide him with a sense of direction. The hero is said to have military genius, which presumably means an innate instinct for what will work on the battlefield, while the great man is said to have moral virtues in addition to talent and genius. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Society, Politics & Law

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

...physical environment. Increasingly used to house black and Arab populations, the French mainstream media and political elites also associated them with poverty, criminality and social decay. They were a world removed from ‘traditional’ (i.e. white Catholic) French society, a world in which social tensions between disaffected youth and the police regularly spilled over...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs