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Getting started with Spanish 3
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 3

...simple paper notebook (or whatever suits you best). It is important that you keep track of your learning, so that the key points are together in one place and easily accessible for reference and revision. This course includes a lot of audio activities, and it's important that you try to do them all. They will help you to attune your ear to Spanish, and ensure you keep...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...simple physical reductionism emerge as both simplistic and unhelpful. The sense of personhood we possess is at least partly based on the feel we have of our own bodies, as much as in the symbols which define our unique social identity … if the body is not the person, then what is the person? The body image and self-image we develop is based on the sense of being...
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...simple transmission of information, but a way of achieving things: building and maintaining relationships, and constructing identities and the world (the context) around us. It is also fundamentally interactive. Such an appreciation of the inextricability of language from its context of use gives us the second lens with which to view linguistic creativity: the contextual...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...simple, but fundamental, question: what exactly is the English language?...English in the world today: What is English? (Part 1) - It seems sensible to begin an exploration of the English language by determining what we mean by ‘English’. If we want to study its development, its use and its status, it’s worth clarifying exactly what it is. From one perspective, of...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...simple way to do leadership. They also encourage more critical thinking and dispel notions of leadership based on the characteristics of an individual apparently ‘born to lead’ (Rogers and Reynolds, 2003). Similarly, a singular emphasis on ‘position’ ignores the influence that those without formal office may exert and overemphasises the authority of high office...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Building motivation and resilience in research
Science, Maths & Technology

Building motivation and resilience in research

...simple project planning templates, data collection checklists, or a conversation with a mentor, supervisor, or trusted colleague. Words: 0...Building motivation and resilience in research: 3 Developing a growth mindset - Research and project work are rarely smooth. Even the most talented researchers encounter setbacks, periods of slow progress, and moments of self-doubt....
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...simple intervention, it is likely to give the player a resource which will ease their transition into their new club. However, there will be athletes who do not have the resources to hand, meaning they will be unable to cope with the transition they are experiencing. For example, take the under 16 netball player who has picked up an ankle injury, she's never been injured...
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...coding systems have been developed to help government agencies to classify industry groups; others have been developed by financial ratings agencies to help financial investment companies make investment decisions. There is no need to go into detail on any of these classification systems here. What is important, however, is to be aware that the industry a business is in...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs