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Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...adapted courtesy: ©Marta Jenkala Figure 7: By Africa Studio/shutterstock Figure 8: Orest Lyzhechka/iStock/Getty Images Plus Figure 9: Michael Doherty https://commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:Eurovision_2022_-_Semi-final_1_-_Ukraine_-_Kalush_Orchestra_%2801%29.jpg https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 4.0/ deed.en Figure 10: Ruslan Lytvyn/Alamy Stock Photo...
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Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...et al. 2000) points out that sociology literally means ‘the study of the processes of companionship’. Although people have always been interested in how their society worked the actual term ’sociology’ was first publicly used by Auguste Comte in 1838. According to Abercrombie et al. (2000), Comte thought that sociology was a science employing observation,...
Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin
History & The Arts

Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin

...adapted extract from the Open University course A275 Reading Classical Greek: language and literature...Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain why Greek and Latin are referred to as classical languages understand some of the distinctive features of Greek and Latin and some features they share in...
Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...adapted extract from the course DD206 The uses of social science, which is currently out of presentation. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introduction to computational thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to computational thinking

...adapted extract from the Open University course M269 Algorithms, data structures and computability...Introduction to computational thinking: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe the skills that are involved in computational thinking define and use the concepts of abstraction as modelling and abstraction as encapsulation...
Advanced German: Language, culture and history
Languages

Advanced German: Language, culture and history

...adapted extract from the Open University course L313, Variationen: advanced German...Advanced German: Language, culture and history: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate improved language skills; show an increased knowledge of German-speaking societies; demonstrate improved intercultural competence...Advanced German: Language,...
Introduction to differentiation
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to differentiation

...adapted extract from the Open University module MU123 Discovering mathematics. If you feel you are ready to move on but don’t have time to study a full Open University module at this time, you might be interested in Introduction to number theory, an adapted extract from the Open University module MST125 Essential mathematics 2. If you are interested in statistics, you...
Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...adapt your register to suit the situation you are in and do so without really thinking too hard about it. The activities below will help you to do this more deliberately and consciously. Activity 14 Formal or informal? Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Take a few minutes to think about the people you speak to every day. Do you think you speak to them formally or informally?...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs