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Why ‘sugar-free’ is not recommended as a substitute for sugary drinks and foods
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why ‘sugar-free’ is not recommended as a substitute for sugary drinks and foods

...free' products?...[A selection of artificial sweeteners.] Many companies producing sugar-sweetened drinks, such as fizzy drinks or concentrated squash, or foods such as yoghurts, promote ‘sugar-free’ or low-sugar versions with artificial sweeteners. As artificial sweeteners are not calorific like sugar, these products are generally permitted to be advertised to...
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About The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures
Languages

About The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures

...Languages and Cultures, a collection of free taster courses in a range of languages and communication-related subjects...Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications Transcript "At the heart of our mission for the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures sits the ambition to open up access to high ......
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Can you learn a language with an app?
Languages

Can you learn a language with an app?

...language courses – learners are using the apps for extra practice – so the results don’t provide a good snapshot of language learning through apps. My recently published research study of 4,095 busuu users aimed to find out more about who uses these apps, how they use them, and what they think of app-based learning. Ultimately, I wanted to find out if users can...
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Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy
Education & Development

Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy

...language and literacy, and what sort of learning impairments might be the cause? How can the study of children’s thinking help us to understand these learning difficulties? This album offers insights into some of the problems faced by children with the developmental disorders dyslexia, poor comprehension and specific language impairment. In the main audio tracks,...
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Language and Meaning: How We Learn
Languages

Language and Meaning: How We Learn

...course E852 Language, literacy and learning in the contemporary world... Scarlett in the garden Two year old Scarlett uses and develops her language as she explores the under-life of the garden with her father. Intercultural communication difficulties In a Chinese University class, a teacher uses examples from signage around the world to illustrate linguistic...
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The dilemma of tourism and the Irish language, 1983
OpenLearn Ireland

The dilemma of tourism and the Irish language, 1983

...language now. We did see that of course the language as the life of Ireland, that is the heart of Ireland in a way, and for that reason we had to do something about a language that appeared to be slipping a bit over the last few years. PRESENTER However much the Irish language might be slipping the area itself has been revitalised. Emigration has been stemmed and the...
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Download your language survey kit
History & The Arts

Download your language survey kit

...language? Here's the kit you'll need...To help you with your interview, we have produced three downloadable materials, if necessary you can use them to make multiple copies. Our materials consist of a 'spidergram' of words, a biographical details sheet and a page with the words on the 'spidergram'. To make use of these downloadable sheets you'll need software that can...
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Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics
Languages

Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics

...language for nothing, after all. With politics, of course, it’s always important to look beyond the words themselves to see how language is being used to create a particular effect. That’s not to say they don’t occasionally swear in public. Or that swearing doesn’t have a particular place in political rhetoric. During the 2017 general election campaign, for...
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