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New course available: How to learn a language
Languages

New course available: How to learn a language

...course, How to learn a language...Transcript This free course will introduce you to the skills and strategies you need for language learning. You will be encouraged to set realistic goals when learning a language, and you will be given advice on how to keep motivated to achieve these goals. You will practise speaking skills and vocabulary learning strategies. Follow this...
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Explore our English literature free courses
History & The Arts

Explore our English literature free courses

Read a great novel and want to explore it further? Check out our free courses on the wonderful world of English literature...[This is an image of a pile of books]
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Free online Arts / Culture / Music courses
Education & Development

Free online Arts / Culture / Music courses

Discover these free Arts, Culture and Music courses on OpenLearn...[university ready - white back ] This resource is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage.
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Free online Philosophy / Religious Studies courses
Education & Development

Free online Philosophy / Religious Studies courses

Discover these free Philosophy and Religious Studies courses on OpenLearn...[university ready - white back ] This resource is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage.
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Northern Ireland Science Festival 2023: Astronomy and Poetry with Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
OpenLearn Ireland

Northern Ireland Science Festival 2023: Astronomy and Poetry with Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell

...astronomy - and vice versa? Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell explores these connections in her live talk...In 1967 Nothern Irish astrophyscist Jocelyn Bell Burnell DBE FRS discovered pulsars and revolutionised our understanding of the Universe. She taught at The Open University for 29 years and was a founding member of the Athena Swan programme, advancing the representation of...
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An introduction to the fascinating work and career options open to people with a social psychology qualification
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to the fascinating work and career options open to people with a social psychology qualification

Where can social psychology take you? Here four psychologists tell us about their career journey and other work options open to people studying social psychology...Transcript Interested? To find out more about the OU’s BSC (Honours) Social Psychology and how to apply, visit our qualifications site or try our OpenLearn Social Psychology and Politics Course
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Free online English Literature / Creative Writing courses
Education & Development

Free online English Literature / Creative Writing courses

Discover these free English Literature and Creative Writing courses on OpenLearn...[university ready - white back ] This resource is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage.
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The Open University at 45: What can we learn from Britain's distance education pioneer?
Society, Politics & Law

The Open University at 45: What can we learn from Britain's distance education pioneer?

...Open University (OU) began broadcasting its first lectures over BBC television and radio, there were many reasons to discount its importance. For one thing, the concept of providing higher education at a distance wasn’t new: the first correspondence course, teaching shorthand, was offered in the 1700s; the University of London began offering distance-learning degrees to...
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