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Getting started with Chinese 2
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 2

...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
Listening for form in popular music
History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...busy electric bass part becomes more sedate. The bridge ends at 02:07. The bridge is followed immediately by the first verse, repeated from the opening of the song. Now that you are familiar with how the various formal components of ‘Suspicious Minds’ sound, it’s appropriate to consider what they accomplish and, in particular, what the bridge contributes to the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...business sector. They tend to be used on formal occasions when you are unsure of another person’s position or profession. The term 太太 tài tai (Mrs) is also used to address a married foreign woman but is not an appropriate way to address a married Chinese woman because Chinese women do not change their family names after marriage. To say ‘My name is’ you say: wŏ...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Getting started with French 1
Languages

Getting started with French 1

...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 6 hrs
Exploring anxiety
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring anxiety

...business, media and public service professionals all showed higher levels of stress as compared to other occupational groups. The main factors cited by respondents as causing work-related stress, anxiety or depression were workload pressures (including tight deadlines), excessive responsibility and a lack of managerial support. A further breakdown of the data showing...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Everyday maths 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

...busy at work or even at home, numbers are everywhere. It’s impossible to avoid them. From knowing what size clothes to shop for to working out how much money you have to spend, it’s hard to imagine a world without numbers. A basic understanding of maths and numbers is important for so many decisions we make in our everyday lives. And whatever it is you’re shopping...
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Free course 48 hrs
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...business person and so on (multidimensional). You will look at how a unidimensional athletic identity can be challenged when facing a transition in more detail next...Session 2: Influencing factors – key themes in the athlete’s journey: 2.1 How athletic identity affects responses to transitions - Identity has a significant impact on the way athletes experience...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Extending and developing your thinking skills
Education & Development

Extending and developing your thinking skills

...busy to read this sort of thing, or would not bother because it is not relevant or of interest. The attention we give to something is dependent on the context. You probably do not have to read and think about cereal packets, but do need to read and think carefully about academic texts. Did you accept what was written or did the text prompt you to ask questions such as...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs