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Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish
Languages

Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish

...systems to water their crops. Water acquired a religious symbolism in their culture. The idea of living in harmony with nature persists to the present day. Historic open air theatre: Corral de Comedias A documentary about the Corral de Comedias, a famous, historic open-air theatre in Almagro. The actors discuss the origins of their troupe, the special architecture of the...
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...think of the economy as a system, then each activity area or sector within the economy could have a direct or indirect positive spill-over effect on other activity areas or sectors. Such spill-overs may be created because, for example, an investment in a given activity area, say sector A, may encourage investment in another activity area, say sector B, which provides...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness

...think interacting with others should be completely intuitive, we'll offer you a range of activities which will suggest how thinking about your communication approach is worthwhile. You will interpret video examples of communication where things go well and not so well, including peoples’ dialogue under pressure. Your assessment of these will help you begin to develop...
Creativity, community and ICT
Education & Development

Creativity, community and ICT

...think being creative means? This free course, Creativity, community and ICT, engages with the debates surrounding the term 'creativity' and explores ways in which ICT creates new opportunities for creativity and collaborative working. The course would be of interest to teachers, parents and carers, and can be studied on an individual basis or as part of a school-based...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...think about crowd behaviour and consider traditional dilemmas of being in crowds. Others will be less obvious, such as the seemingly intimate and private act of charitable giving to the homeless. Yet the focus of the course will at all points be how the 'social' permeates our day-to-day conduct, and often in ways we are not necessarily aware of it. We are in the presence...
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Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...think you would fit in well, too. After all, even if you are offered the job, you might decide not to accept it. Whatever you decide, making interviews productive is vital if you are to achieve your career aims. Watch Wendy introduce Week 7: Wendy Woolery: Welcome to Week 7. You’re nearing the end of the course now. Well done. We hope you’ve learned a lot and are...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...thinking about volunteering or working in the voluntary sector and wanted to find out more about it; or you already work or volunteer and are seeking to build on your existing knowledge or skills. You may of course just have a general interest in voluntary organisations, or are looking to develop or refresh your study skills for further learning. You begin this course by...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...think through the various ways that we can do this. I shall split it into different types: Interviews Conversations. Definition: Respondent For ease of writing, I will tend to use another unusual term in writing about interviews. A respondent is a person who is asked questions and whose answers are considered by an inquirer. It is significant that I have used this term...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs