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Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...adult population owned 47.5 percent of the world’s total wealth (UBS, 2023). On the contrary, the poorer 39.5 percent of the world’s population owns only 0.5 percent of total world wealth (see Figure 10). A key factor driving global wealth inequality is that the incomes of those people who are already wealthy and own assets (such as a house or shares in a company)...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
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Languages

How to learn a language

...adult, the only way I knew how was to get a textbook and start memorising words. Needless to say, I didn’t learn much at first. Over the years, as I learned more languages, I began to notice new things that worked – often discovering them by accident. When I trained as a language teacher, I discovered many formal language teaching methodologies, such as the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...adult skill development. Find out more here: cpdstandards.com/research. By participating in this high profile research, you will be contributing to scientific knowledge about adult skill development and how we can develop successful future careers. Participation is confidential, voluntary and we will not pass on your details to others....Week 1: Where are you starting...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...de-platforming’ those whose views are thought to be ‘disagreeable’ or cause ‘offence’ are now at the frontline of today’s ‘culture wars’. On one side are those who argue that in a democracy people must be allowed to speak freely – even if that means airing views that might offend others. On the other side are those who defend their right ‘not to be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...de (1879?) The Imaginary Invalid (Le Malade Imaginaire), trans. Roscoe Mongan, London, James Cornish and Sons (first published 1673). Miller, A. (1998) Philosophy of Language, London, UCL Press. Pinker, S. (1994) The Language Instinct, London, Allen Lane. Schiffer, S.R. (1972) Meaning, Oxford, Clarendon Press. Schiffer, S.R. (1987) Remnants of Meaning, Cambridge, Mass.,...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...de-escalation towards settlement of conflict (Kriesberg, 2011). In other words, there is more than one conflict at play. Here you have read a brief overview of the nature of conflict. When seeking an understanding of development processes, recognising the inevitable presence of conflict brings added uncertainty, unpredictability and complexity to the situation. Keeping...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeed with learning

...adults happens because we want, or have, to learn something. At other times, we learn without realising it, and we may have little control over what happens. As a child you learn about life from your parents, and maybe as a parent you also learn from watching your children and talking to other parents. [Learning through being a parent or child] Figure 1 Learning through...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Eutrophication
Nature & Environment

Eutrophication

...Adult mayfly. [Figure 2.6] Figure 2.6 Pollution-tolerant species, the bloodworm. Many species of coarse fish, such as roach (Rutilus rutilus, a cyprinid fish, Figure 2.7), can also tolerate low oxygen concentrations in the water, sometimes gulping air, and yields of fish may indeed increase due to the high net primary production (NPP) of the system. However these species...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs