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Global English
History & The Arts

Global English

...skilled cross-cultural communicator which need to be adopted even by native speakers if they wish to be understood in lingua franca contexts. For example, using highly idiomatic language should be avoided, as should appeals to very specific cultural knowledge. Many native speakers, unfortunately, tend to speak more colloquially and informally when they want to make things...
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What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...study, exploring the role of heritage in both past and contemporary societies...What is heritage? This free course will introduce you to the concept of heritage and its critical study, exploring the role of heritage in both past and contemporary societies....What is heritage?: Introduction - This course introduces the concept of heritage and examines its various uses in...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Students’ experiences of online tutorials in health and social care
Education & Development

Students’ experiences of online tutorials in health and social care

...studying health and social care. My research looks at students’ experiences in-depth, asking them to share their stories of taking part in tutorials through diaries and interviews. These stories give rich insights into students’ thoughts and feelings during online tutorials. Students share their experiences of interacting with others and building relationships, which...
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Guide to diagrams
Money & Business

Guide to diagrams

...Study with the OU If this has inspired an interest in learning more, The Open University runs several courses and qualifications that include diagramming, the environment and systems thinking. You could try out the 12 hours of learning available in this free study unit on Systems Diagramming. At undergraduate level you could start with Engineering the future or...
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Activity 30 mins
Social Science
Society, Politics & Law

Social Science

...study of social science has had since the 19th century. Knowledge - what is it? The relative status of different kinds of knowledge, scientific knowledge and its supposed objectivity. The interrelationship of objectivity and subjectivity. Religious knowledge Exploring the God hypothesis to see if it is the best way to explain the circumstances of life, using various...
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Audio 1 hr 24 mins
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2

...studies involving parent interviews on being included in their child’s pain care, as well as studies involving nurses, parents/carers and children and young people on their views of how children’s pain is managed. The challenges both parents and nurses encounter in managing children’s pain are discussed, focussing in particular on communication. The course includes...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
I-SPY: Find out more about the research on Internet infidelity
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Find out more about the research on Internet infidelity

...study by two psychology academics at The Open University is the first in the UK which asked people with experience of internet infidelity how it impacted them, providing a fascinating insight into how internet infidelity is directly affecting 21st century relationships. The study was based on an anonymous online survey with 239 adults from 18 to 73 years old. The research...
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Article 10 mins
From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common
Health, Sports & Psychology

From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common

...studies – and the experiences of autistic people – have repeatedly debunked both claims, yet they continue to surface in public debate. From the earliest theories of autism, researchers looked for someone or something to blame. In the 1950s and 1960s, psychiatrists such as Leo Kanner – an Austrian-American physician who first described autism as a distinct condition...
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