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A future for languages in schools?
Languages

A future for languages in schools?

...German politics and Italian Futurism. Meanwhile, the OU’s specific expertise in teaching practice and pedagogy has been utilized to provide training for teachers in various topics including dyslexia and language learning, listening skills, and teaching translation. A library of free open educational resources (OER) is available through the OpenLearnWorks project website...
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The debate on the origins of the First World War
History & The Arts

The debate on the origins of the First World War

...courses and qualifications How could the death of one man, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was assassinated on 28 June 1914, lead to the deaths of millions in a war of unprecedented scale and ferocity? This is the question at the heart of the debate on the origins of the First World War. Finding the answer to this question has exercised historians for 100 years. In July...
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Ever Wondered About... Hamburgers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ever Wondered About... Hamburgers?

...German traders — except they preferred to cook the mixture. Legend has it that the meat recipe was brought to the USA by German immigrants,but the battle for the credit for the first burger served in a bun is keenly fought in the USA. The contenders include brothers from Ohio who sold food at Midwest fairs; a Connecticut luncheonette owner, and Texan Fletch Davis who...
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European Day of Languages
Languages

European Day of Languages

...German Lithuanian Slovenian Dutch Greek Maltese Spanish English Hungarian Polish Swedish In addition, there are other national, regional or minority languages (such as Catalan, Welsh or Occitan, for instance) as well as the languages of peoples who have migrated to Europe and that still preserve their heritage languages (such as Chinese, Bengali or Urdu). The European Day...
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The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert
History & The Arts

The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert

...German culture, it’s unsurprising it played a part in the events of November 1989. Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich flew to Berlin and performed Bach sonatas to passers-by, and barely had the border crossings opened before East Berliners had the opportunity to re-engage with one of the city’s most prestigious cultural institutions: the Berlin Philharmonic...
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Britain's Great War: War comes to Britain - guide & clips
History & The Arts

Britain's Great War: War comes to Britain - guide & clips

...bombed from the air. Paxman meets a 105-year-old eyewitness to the shelling of Hartlepool, who describes how she thought the Germans had landed. Total war has come to Britain. More about the series This episode was first broadcast on Monday 27 January at 9pm on BBC One. For more information, and a link to watch again on the iPlayer where available, visit the BBC website....
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Opening up history: anti-nuclear activism during the Cold War
History & The Arts

Opening up history: anti-nuclear activism during the Cold War

...courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Luc-André Brunet]As an undergraduate student, I did an interdisciplinary liberal arts degree in Canada, which included a fair bit of history. I spent one year abroad in Paris, where most of my modules were on French history, which I loved. When the time came to specialise for my postgraduate...
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Britain's Great War: The darkest hour - guide & clips
History & The Arts

Britain's Great War: The darkest hour - guide & clips

...German U-boat in the Medway, he describes Germany's attempt to starve the country into submission—could the Win the War Cookbook save the day? Hoarders are put on trial as newspapers expose how the rich dine out on lobsters in Mayfair. Fear of moral corruption prompts the government to police the nation's bedrooms. A full-length documentary film of fighting in the...
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