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Exploring Religion in London
History & The Arts

Exploring Religion in London

...Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, in Bevis Marks here in the centre of London. The oldest surviving synagogue in this country, that is still in daily use. Our synagogue was built in 1701. It was built during the rebuilding of the city of London, after the great fire, and it was built by Joseph Davis, a church builder who was employed so that the building would blend in...
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Video 30 mins
Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?

...Spanish will be the first language of a majority of Americans. If only 36.4% vote, is the US still a democracy? It all too often escapes attention that, in the 2014 congressional elections, only 36.4% of Americans entitled to vote actually did so. 63% of Americans believe that US democracy is not for them, but for others. There is only one possible explanation for such a...
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Article 5 mins
Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French
Languages

Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French

...Spanish), then you can use your knowledge of these languages to understand many French words which share the same origin, similar spelling and usually the same meaning. These words are known as cognates. Many French words ending in ‘-tion’ have cognates ending in ‘-tion’ in English, ‘-zione’ in Italian, ‘-ção’ in Portuguese, ‘-ţiune’ in Romanian,...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...Spanish teacher as well as my experience of initial teacher education. Modern foreign languages is one of the most rewarding but also a difficult subject area to teach in a secondary school. MFL were designated not compulsory in 2004 and since then language learning has been declining in British schools. They aren't popular even though learning a foreign language lets...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
The mother of the American Athens
History & The Arts

The mother of the American Athens

...Spanish Jew by descent, and what will the difficult reader have more, in the materials for his romance? Did we gather about the grate after we had done dinner, and each tell the story of his life, or at least the most remarkable thing that had ever happened to him? I cannot say, but I remember that my friend and I, in my instant hunger for Boston, which was greater than...
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Article 5 mins
How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?

...Spanish could do so. Both the bandeirantes and government servants set to with feverish intent, carving out routes to the interior and creating new settlements along the way. A distribution map of the founder mutation corresponds closely with these routes. If the founder had been carrying one of the p53 mutations of classic Li–Fraumeni syndrome, it’s unlikely his...
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Article 10 mins
Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator
Languages

Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator

...Spanish. [Simultaneous translators at the International Transport Forum’s 2015 Summit on “Transport, Trade and Tourism” in Leipzig, Germany on 27 May 2015.] Simultaneous translators at the International Transport Forum%u2019s 2015 Summit on %u201CTransport, Trade and Tourism%u201D in Leipzig, Germany on 27 May 2015. Let’s unpick what she did that morning and...
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Get ready for beginners’ French Badge icon
Languages

Get ready for beginners’ French

...Spanish. You will develop good language-learning skills to carry over to other languages too. Culture: Learning French will give you access to the great works of literature, films, theatre and music from around the French-speaking world. This includes the works of Molière, Victor Hugo, Jean-Paul Sartre, Aimé Césaire, Amin Maalouf, Jacques Brel, Félix Leclerc, Youssou...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs