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Do enforced language tests help migrants integrate more smoothly?
Languages

Do enforced language tests help migrants integrate more smoothly?

...language requirement, they want to see people meet Australian laws and Australian values”. However, there has been widespread opposition across the community to the changes in the English language requirement and the opposition Australian Labour Party has decided to oppose them, too. There is no evidence that introducing more rigorous language testing and raising the...
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Take the next step with an Open University short course
Education & Development

Take the next step with an Open University short course

...course page. Some of our courses are available to study for free through government-funded schemes. If you are based in Wales, you can find more information here. If you are based in Scotland, you can find more information here. Next steps Explore our full range of short courses and take the next step in your learning journey. Tommy Breslin has studied a number of OU...
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The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love
Languages

The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love

...languages (which of course leaves many languages still to be explored). I analysed these thematically, grouping the words into 14 distinct “flavours” of love. Some languages were particularly prolific in their lexical dexterity, especially Greek, which contributed the most words by far. As such, in a spirit of poetic consistency, I gave each flavour a relevant Greek...
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Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?
Society, Politics & Law

Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?

...course’ have been mobilised in policy framings of rough sleepers’ lives. These policy terms suggest a particular way of understanding the lives of rough sleepers - as disorganised, abnormal and headed in the wrong direction. But, to what extent to these reflect the experiences and understandings of rough sleepers themselves? One way to consider this question is to...
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“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language
Languages

“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language

...language Commissioner free from political veto, ambitious and ongoing investment, and a fully resourced 20 year strategy that has been illegally denied since 2006. In the absence of devolved institutions, the British and Irish Governments will be expected to play an increasingly active role in safeguarding and funding the language . As co-guarantors of the Agreement and...
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The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education
Education & Development

The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education

...courses in language development. Back to basics Bruner’s former student, Oxford-based Sylva (who was awarded an OBE for her service to children and families), addressed the inequalities in children’s education and was an early advocate of investment in high-quality early childhood settings. She saw that quality is achieved through upskilling the workforce and paying...
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How does JK Rowling use Latin and other classical languages in Harry Potter?
History & The Arts

How does JK Rowling use Latin and other classical languages in Harry Potter?

...languages. The OU's Joanna Paul explores...[Hogwarts crest superimposed on the Hogwarts bridge] The Hogwarts Crest and its Latin motto Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus – classical scholars might struggle to find this Latin phrase in their texts of Cicero or Virgil, Ovid or Juvenal; but ardent readers of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series will know exactly what it...
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How do you read a person their rights when English isn't their first language?
Languages

How do you read a person their rights when English isn't their first language?

...language skills aren't a bar to understanding your rights when arrested...“You have the right to remain silent” is an expression familiar to many English speakers. But what is involved in understanding this right in police interviews, as well as the consequences of waiving the right? Extensive research on comprehension of this and other rights delivered to suspects...
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