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Getting started with French 3
Languages

Getting started with French 3

...Introduction - This week you will learn how to ask for directions to key places in French-speaking towns. You will also practise basic questions in French and revise prepositions of location. [Described image] This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course LGXF003 - Beginners French 3: absolument!...Week 1: Pour aller au musée, s’il vous...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...Introduction - This course introduces key questions about language and thought, such as how can language, which is public and accessible, be used to convey thoughts, which seem hidden from view. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Arts and Humanities...Language and thought: Introducing representation: Learning outcomes - After studying this course,...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...Introduction - What is systems thinking and practice? The essence of systems thinking and practice is in ‘seeing’ the world in a particular way, because how you ‘see’ things affects the way you approach situations or undertake specific tasks. This course will help you to learn about the problems of defining a system and meet some of the key concepts used in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Should the EU give up on 'ever closer' union?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the EU give up on 'ever closer' union?

...management of the crisis, except for an insufficient Juncker Plan. Viktor Orbán and the leaders of other central and eastern European states also became primary advocates of an intergovernmental solution to the refugee crisis. Vehemently opposing the Commission’s relocation scheme, they argued that asylum policies remain a national competence, so there is no obligation...
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Article 10 mins
Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish

...Introduction - Each section of this free course, Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish, will help you develop an understanding of spoken Spanish through watching video portraits of six people talking at a natural pace about themselves and their lives. Using videos for language improvement is powerfully motivating because as well as hearing people talk, you...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage
History & The Arts

Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage

...Introduction - This case study looks at Aberdulais Falls near Neath, South Wales. This is a place of great natural beauty, but also an important industrial heritage site. The course considers the key issues affecting the decision-making of the bodies which are responsible for looking after our heritage. For example, who decides what should be preserved from the past as...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Financial methods in environmental decisions
Nature & Environment

Financial methods in environmental decisions

...Introduction - One of the tasks of an environmental professional is to make sure that the resources they spend on environmental improvements are spent in the best possible way. This free course, Financial methods in environmental decisions begins by introducing some of the tools that can be used to assess the benefits of investment decisions. Conventional financial...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Transport and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Transport and Sustainability

...Introduction - Transport has considerable environmental impacts. It creates problems of urban air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. There is also the problem of determining who is the most important urban road user; the private car, public road transport, or cyclists and pedestrians. The ultimate energy service provided by transport energy is mobility. However,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs