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Exploring the English language
History & The Arts

Exploring the English language

...social and political contexts that have affected how these changes have come about? This free course, Exploring the English language, will consider the development of the English language from the 15th to the 19th century...How has the English language changed over the course of the last 500 years? What are the social and political contexts that have affected how these...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...social motivation for reading (Cremin et al., 2014). In order to nurture a love of reading, schools can work to foster such reader relationships and child-initiated networks. Some schools pair up older and younger readers to read and discuss books together regularly, as peer involvement can be motivational and lead to peer-assisted learning (Topping et al., 2016). Other...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter
Society, Politics & Law

Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter

...worked on the undergraduate courses Environment: journeys through a changing world (U116, Block 3: Nile Limits), Environment: sharing a dynamic planet (DST206) and Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context (DU311). Part 2 of Coping on the Coast will draw upon aspects of Dr Wadsley's research on 'Sounding Coastal Change', an AHRC-funded project...
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Video 15 mins
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...social construction. Yet we know that in our contemporary world and in history, this construction has real consequences. From enslavement and colonisation to resistance and revolution, the stories of people of colour are often left untold in accounts of the past. This free course, Historical perspectives on race, will introduce you to ideas and scholarship dealing with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...work your way through this course, you will have the chance to participate in both reading and writing activities and experience for yourself what happens to you when you read....What happens to you when you read?: Introduction - Reading as a form of entertainment has a long history. Not only does a good book entertain us though, it can be an activity that brings us...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
How might Brexit affect Scotland?
Society, Politics & Law

How might Brexit affect Scotland?

...Social researcher, Mark Differley, and writer for Scottish Centre on European Relations, Kirsty Huges, analyse the impact of Brexit on Scotland. Can Scotland negotiate a separate EU referendum deal? Transcript Social researcher, Mark Differley, and writer for Scottish Centre on European Relations, Kirsty Huges, explore how the relationship between the Europian Union and...
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Video 5 mins
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...social interest, or as part of an online community. Of course, you might have already used them as part of an online course for school, college, work or university. For instance, most Open University courses and modules use online learning forums where learners can share experiences and ideas, raise questions and work on course tasks. 2. How do you feel about using an...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...work experience a caring attitude and sense of social awareness; for example, through voluntary work in a hospice a sense of responsibility; for example, through a role such as team captain or head of a society a balanced approach to life; for example, having interests outside of your studies evidence of self-directed learning; for example the Baccalaureate Individual...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr