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‘Bread of Heaven’ – Singing from the same hymn sheet?
History & The Arts

‘Bread of Heaven’ – Singing from the same hymn sheet?

...English translation of a hymn by the most famous of all Welsh hymn-writers, William Williams, Pantycelyn (1717-91), ‘Arglwydd, arwain trwy’r anialwch’. The original Welsh text was first published in 1762. The first English translation was made by Peter Williams and published in 1771. The famous ‘Cwm Rhondda’ tune, with its stirring climax, was composed by John...
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Languages

Describing language

...English in our everyday lives. These three classes will be the focus of Weeks 2–5 of the course. If you’re still a little unsure of which word goes where, don’t worry – things should become clear over the next few weeks...Week 2: Nouns: naming things, places, people and ideas: 1.1 Word classes - The video in the next activity discusses some of the major word...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Beginners’ Chinese
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese

...English about Chinese-speaking cultures. Our guide to the language and culture of mainland China is Dr Kan Qian, who is chair of The Open University course: L197: Beginners’ Chinese You can also download transcripts for all the tracks... Beginners' Chinese A short introduction to this album. Beginners Chinese: Pronunciation and tone Mandarin Chinese speech sounds and...
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Audio 43 mins
Three Irish poets - introduction
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish poets - introduction

...English courses and qualifications. [Ellen o'Leary, Katharine Tynan and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill] In this collection of articles we look at three female Irish poets. The first two - Ellen O’Leary (1831-1889) and Katharine Tynan (1859-1931) - wrote in English. Though these poets are not very widely known today, they were extremely popular and influential during their...
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"I was so depressed yesterday..." - or were you?
Languages

"I was so depressed yesterday..." - or were you?

...everyday emotion. The problem is that mental health disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, anxiety and bi-polar disorder are not simple and fleeting and everyday. They are complex illnesses that require treatment. But when the technical terms for them begin to mean something everyday, it becomes harder to express when something is really, seriously wrong. If...
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Understanding Classical terms
History & The Arts

Understanding Classical terms

...English equivalent. For instance, you will find Kyros as well as Cyrus, Aegyptos as well as Egypt. The reason is that there are different conventions for transliterating words from Greek into the English (Roman) alphabet. At the OU we generally use ‘Latinised’ spelling (eg ‘c’ rather than ‘k’, ‘ae’ rather than ‘ai’) and the more familiar English names...
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Why do England fail in international football competitions?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do England fail in international football competitions?

...English football which have impeded success at the international level. And its author, who now joins me, is Anthony King, who’s Professor of Sociology at the University of Exeter. [Supporters of England] On their way to more disappointment? I suppose we’ve got to go on being masochistic for a moment, I’ve got to ask you really, for the benefit of those people who...
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Are schools the best place for children to learn?
Education & Development

Are schools the best place for children to learn?

...everyday pressures, and drawing on a history of practice, schools tend to spend a lot of time focusing on mechanistic matters. The purpose of education seems to be subsumed by processes and structures, dominated by an overemphasis on what might be seen as component parts of any wider goal (e.g. types of behaviour, grades, particular bits of subject knowledge, certain...
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Article 15 mins