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Is Brexit going to unseat English as the lingua franca?
Languages

Is Brexit going to unseat English as the lingua franca?

...course, this spectacular act of self-harming is more like a murder-suicide in that the damage done will not be contained to Britain and affect the rest of the world in ways that we cannot yet know but that look distinctly unpleasant for Europe and “the West”: With a single vote, England just screwed us all https://t.co/1RT6LjEAjp — Patrick Park (@patricktpark) June...
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English: Personal Experiences
Education & Development

English: Personal Experiences

...language influenced your life? How would you define your relationship with English? In this collection these questions are explored by Poet Benjamin Zephaniah, writer Sindiwe Magona, and author Jung Chang amongst others. They discuss the impact of the language; and describe the part English has played in their life. For many of us the language can broaden experiences and...
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Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE
Health, Sports & Psychology

Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE

...Languages, cultures and communication courses. In April 2024, The Open University (OU) held an online meeting attended by over 150 participants to launch the new Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course on European crime fiction. The meeting featured a discussion between Bill Alder of the OU and acclaimed crime fiction author Simon Brett OBE. In the...
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Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage

...free. ​ Our 'Arts and Languages Access module' – designed to develop the key skills required for successful university study – is an ideal starting point. You will be introduced to a range of absorbing subjects to prepare you for a wide range of qualifications in the humanities, including: art history English literature English language studies history modern...
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Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds
Education & Development

Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds

...language in the classroom and the ways in which children and teachers interact with each other. The interviews and video tracks are introduced and contextualised by Dr Kieron Sheehy of The Open University. The material forms part of The Open University course ED841 Understanding children's development and learning... Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual...
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How Elvish has had greater impact than Esperanto
Languages

How Elvish has had greater impact than Esperanto

...language had a greater impact than those who attempted to engineer a universal language?...[J R R Tolkien] J R R Tolkien JRR Tolkien began writing The Fall of Gondolin while on medical leave from the first world war, 100 years ago this month. It is the first story in what would become his legendarium – the mythology that underpins The Lord of the Rings. But behind the...
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Imagery and metaphor
Money & Business

Imagery and metaphor

...language and breathing in the sessions. This material forms part of The Open University course B822 Creativity, innovation and change... Imagery and metaphor An introduction to this album. Engaging the imagination Ways of solving problems using the power of imagery and metaphor at work. Group metaphor development Employees start to map their metaphors for the companyís...
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Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

...Language Issue’ Modern poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill writes in the Irish language. ‘Ceist na Teangan’ which we look at in this section is the final poem in her 1990 volume Pharoah’s Daughter. The poems in this bilingual collection are translated into English by a range of other poets including Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, Ciarán Carson and Michael Longley. The critic...
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