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Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...Business girls like Cuticura’, cartoon from Illustrated London News, 11 July 1925, p. 96. Photo: © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans. Activity 10 Look at the two images of women in Figures 2 and 3 and answer the following questions: The two images are different types of primary source – can you identify these? In what light is women’s fashion presented in both...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: datblygu sefydliadol
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: datblygu sefydliadol

...business partner was sharing with me how often she hears hiring managers tell her that they would prefer younger candidates. Bad habits have been formed yet. These are micro-aggressions that you and me are producing or experiencing every single day. And why are we doing this quite simply it’s because we do not trust each other across the generations to be good enough at...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs
The frozen planet
Nature & Environment

The frozen planet

...business people and scientists. In this course the discussion will concentrate on the largest component of the frozen planet, which is closest to the poles: the Arctic to the north and the Antarctic to the south. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Science...The frozen planet: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to:...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Exploring sport online: Athletes and efficient hearts
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport online: Athletes and efficient hearts

...busy day, are sitting up, have just eaten, have a cold, are hot or a whole range of other reasons. Try taking it again perhaps first thing in the morning before you get up. If you are concerned about your heart rate, you should seek medical advice...Exploring sport online: Athletes and efficient hearts: 4.4 Maximum heart rate - The other part of an efficient heart is the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Understanding language and learning
Languages

Understanding language and learning

...business transacted in that particular location. Part of the assumption that there is multilinguals develop an intersubjective norm, you know. As they talk they negotiate and then come up with a usage, a particular structure or a word that native speakers won't use but it was just OK for them. So there are a lot of scholars who feel English as a lingua franca is being...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Getting started with Spanish 3
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 3

...business and the workplace. We are also leading the way in developing short courses for academic research methods and pre-sessional English with IELTS, which will be available for registration in due course. The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures is an international leader in online language learning and intercultural communications, built on our pioneering pedagogy...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Building motivation and resilience in research
Science, Maths & Technology

Building motivation and resilience in research

...busy. I’m also much more protected of the time that I use. I don’t try to re quote my pre-family working patterns because this just isn’t realistic. Instead, I focus on using this time I have to do well and remind myself of the bigger picture. Setbacks, however, are still a sting. Rejected papers, failed experiments never stop disappointing, but I’ve learned not...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...business card. And then I’m maybe subverting the language within that, or changing it. These things shift reality. So you’re expecting one thing, but you get something slightly different. What you’re expecting, or what you’re used to is changed for a moment. And I like doing that. And I do that not just with language, but with other things in my work. So it’s...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs