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I have an accent, (why) does it matter?
Languages

I have an accent, (why) does it matter?

...become less pronounced if a speaker wishes to adopt a more native-like pronunciation. However, pronunciation is more closely linked to identity than any other language subskills like grammar or vocabulary, and for this reason it can evoke particular emotions. People often feel embarrassed or worried about their accents. These feelings can lead to communication breakdowns,...
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Lottery of birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lottery of birth

...students, currently studying with The Open University – http://www.open.ac.uk/ choose/ ou/ open-content 2. Enjoyed this? Find out more about this topic or browse all our free course materials on OpenLearn – http://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ 3. Outside the UK? We have students in over a hundred countries studying online qualifications – http://www.openuniversity.edu/...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
10 years of The Bottom Line
Money & Business

10 years of The Bottom Line

...OU Business School's Janette Rutherford turned the tables on Evan way back in 2009 to ask what he'd learned about management from presenting The Bottom Line over the years? Watch Read Martin Bean: Lord Reith famously said that the BBC’s mission should be to educate, to inform and to entertain. In Evan Davis, the BBC has found someone who can do all three with remarkable...
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Navigating Relationship Sex Education (RSE)
Education & Development

Navigating Relationship Sex Education (RSE)

...students. When exploring participants' goals related to RSE, these were linked to considering their own understanding of this area of learning, recent changes in law and policy, as well as keeping updated on issues which continue to be debated in parliament; particularly relationships education. The discussion of goals naturally led to considering the reality of...
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Video 45 mins
Researching rare disorders: NGLY-1, the first disorder of deglycosylation
Science, Maths & Technology

Researching rare disorders: NGLY-1, the first disorder of deglycosylation

...student Sarah Needs explains:...Sugars and Proteins Sugar and proteins in the context of the cell are very different to the sugar and proteins we think of as being in our diet. The body is made up of cells and in these cells are many different proteins. These proteins are essentially the workhorses of the cell that regulate and control the body's function. When proteins...
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Article 10 mins
Bodies in transition – children starting school
Education & Development

Bodies in transition – children starting school

...student Vicky Preece explains how researching the experience of children starting school in England has highlighted ways in which this transition could go as smoothly as possible so that the impact is a positive one...[Photos from Vicky Preece] In order to understand the experience of children, my study also looks at the experiences of those around them; their families,...
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Article 5 mins
Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline
History & The Arts

Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline

...students find this lack of a clear chronology very frustrating. You may be interested in looking at Eusebius of Caesarea’s chronicle (c.311 AD), translated c.380 AD by Jerome, which forms a very early attempt to synchronise events to provide an absolute timeline. Another source for Greek chronology is the Parian Marble (Parian Chronicle or Marmor Parium), held at the...
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Welcome to the OpenLearn Resources for Educators hub
Education & Development

Welcome to the OpenLearn Resources for Educators hub

...can do the following: leave a review for a course or comment on an article edit their OpenLearn profile You can find out more about how to make the most of OpenLearn and how to navigate the site on our About us page and in the accompanying animation. Alternatively, if you're looking for resources to provide your students then the below resources may be of interest to you....
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