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Past-Time Lover: Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof

...history? ...[Profile of Ludwik] Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof Likes: tolerance, peace, languages Dislikes: prejudice, cultural misunderstanding, nationalisms of any kind Nickname: ‘Doctor Hopeful’ Age: 164 Personality traits: idealism, endeavour, perseverance A bit about me: I am from Bialystok, Poland. I grew up bilingual, thanks to my parents who raised me in both Russian...
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National Enrichment Programme for Schools
Education & Development

National Enrichment Programme for Schools

...History and The Arts Languages Science, maths and technology Courses 10 hours or less Astudio trwy'r Gymraeg NEP resources Make the most of your independent study Learn more about the NEP and get help with studying using the downloadable resources below. NEP learner guide Learning log and reflection template OpenLearn help and guidance You can find answers to common...
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Article 5 mins
Museums in contemporary society
History & The Arts

Museums in contemporary society

...History at The Open University; Laurajane Smith, Reader in Heritage Studies at the University of York; and Rodney Harrison, Lecturer in Heritage Studies at The Open University. This material forms part of The Open University Course AD281 Understanding global heritage... Museums in contemporary society An introduction to this album. Secrets of the V The director, staff and...
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Audio 2 hrs 6 mins
Design Essentials: are you sitting comfortably?
Science, Maths & Technology

Design Essentials: are you sitting comfortably?

...history of chair design. This material forms part of The Open University course T217 Design Essentials... Chairs – are you sitting comfortably? What makes a good chair? Theo Zamenopoulos considers the factors that produce good design while sitting in his favourite place. No chair is an island No design is an island, entire in itself, they are all part of an ongoing...
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Video 25 mins
Introduction to Arabic
Education & Development

Introduction to Arabic

...history of the Arabic language...This free OpenLearn course is a two week pre-course for the Open University short course Introduction to Arabic Language and Culture by the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. Completing this course will take you about four hours. This course focuses on the most basic steps in learning Arabic: you will learn the alphabet, vowels, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...history, people including philosophers, theologians and artists have attempted to address these questions. More recently, scientists and medics have had a significant impact upon how people (particularly in the West) understand death, dying and grief. Our understandings of death have also been influenced by the work of social scientists and ‘thanatologists’ (people...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Reading communities: why, what and how?
Education & Development

Reading communities: why, what and how?

...history on a PowerPoint and inviting the children to make theirs Inviting the children to draw you as a reader: what do they know? Discussing and exploring the rights of readers (Pennac, 2006) Exploring your reading habits: where, when, what do you like to read? Do you doodle, turn pages down, re-read sections, read the end first? Discussing your own and the children’s...
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Article 10 mins
Who belongs to Glasgow?
Society, Politics & Law

Who belongs to Glasgow?

...history has also been reflected in many of the images and representations of the city over the decades. Another image which developed during this period was that Glasgow was a very violent place. This is reflected in the novel No Mean City, written when the city was gripped by the inter-war slump and depression. This image and representation of Glasgow has dominated much...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs