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Where a ban has been replaced by a bee
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Where a ban has been replaced by a bee

...English with his school friends. His parents came to the US from Mexico before he was born. His father, Liborio Reynoso, says seeing his son compete in their native language is a massive point of pride. “Oh man!” he says. “My first language, my native language. We want our language to grow up here in this country.” It wasn’t that long ago that first-generation...
Getting started with Spanish 2
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Getting started with Spanish 2

...everyday activities you do, including how to tell the time. You will also learn the present tense form of some common verbs and how to pronounce the ‘r’ sound. This OpenLearn course is an extract from the beginning of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course LGXS002: Beginners Spanish 2: ¡En marcha! After completing this free course, you may wish to...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland

...English language to articles on mental health and wellbeing, here are some free online resources from The Open University...All of the content listed below is free to use, including all of our OpenLearn courses. Every course offers a free statement of participation on completion (which you can download as a PDF) and some courses give you the opportunity to earn a free...
Exploring languages and cultures
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Exploring languages and cultures

...English as lingua franca in international contexts, and get a flavour of the skills involved in language-related professions such as translation and interpreting...Explore the multiple relationships between languages and cultures. In this free course you will learn about the benefits and challenges of meeting people from different cultures and the ways in which language...
Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
I have an accent, (why) does it matter?
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I have an accent, (why) does it matter?

...English accent. Speakers with a foreign accent are shown to be discriminated against within the housing and job markets too which, obviously, might have a huge impact on their lives. Discriminatory or unjust treatment based on a person’s accent or language use is called accentism. While race, religion, gender identity and sexual orientation are protected characteristics...
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain

...English Spain has many different breads, but the product that best reflects the geographic and cultural diversity is the empanada, because each region has adapted the fillings to the local produce. Religion has played a very important role in shaping Spanish baking traditions. During the Muslim invasion, Spaniards stated their Christianity by eating a lot of pork, hence...
From boom to bust: the AI winter
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From boom to bust: the AI winter

...English phrase: "the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” into Russian and then back into English to produce: "the vodka is good, but the meat is rotten”. One of highest profile failures of this first wave of AI lay the perceptron. First unveiled in 1958, the perceptron was a novel form of computer hardware emulating operations of a single brain cell. Lavishly...
Die Kapuzinergruft: Burial ceremonies of the Habsburgs
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Die Kapuzinergruft: Burial ceremonies of the Habsburgs

...English or German subtitles or, if your German is intermediate or advanced, you might want to try watching the clip without subtitles. The language level is approximately appropriate for an Open University Level 2 language course, such as Motive (L203). Choose a video Subtitles in English Subtitles in German No subtitles Transcript Question: Where were the different parts...