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What are waves?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are waves?

...communicate. The song of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) consists of waves of many different frequencies – if you listen carefully to Audio 1.1 (Humpback Whales Songs Sounds Vocalizations, 2008) you may be able to hear the lowest frequency, which will travel the furthest underwater. Audio 1 The song of a humpback whale. (1:09 min) Marine mammals such as the...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Why study languages?
Languages

Why study languages?

...communicating in their native tongue. Even if you think ‘the whole world is learning English’, most would prefer to do business in their first language. If you speak the same language, you have a connection on which to base your professional relationship. You are more likely to understand your customers if you can communicate in both languages...Why study languages?:...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...community to community...Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation: 1.1 The 7-note gamut - The great majority of Western music makes use of a pitch system comprising twelve more or less equally spaced notes. Musicians began to consolidate the system in Italy during the second half of the sixteenth century (Dyson and Drabkin, 2001). The 12-note pitch system...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Mary Colwell - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Mary Colwell - Earth in Vision

...communities themselves; it can’t be done by imposing it from outside. And I think it would be wrong to think that people inside the natural history filming world can somehow make all that happen. People will do it themselves and they’ll do it in great ways. What roles can religion play in saving the environment? The awareness of the world’s religions about the...
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Video 20 mins
Support for you and your mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Support for you and your mental health

...community There a seven local support groups in Wales. Head to: www.sands.org.uk/support-you/how-we-offer-support/sands-groups and search ‘Wales’ or your postcode under the locations map. UK wide Cruse Bereavement Care Cruse Bereavement Care’s Freephone National Helpline provides service UK wide if you are outside of Wales: England and Northern Ireland: 0808 808...
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Article 10 mins
Stakeholders in marketing and finance
Money & Business

Stakeholders in marketing and finance

...communities Future job prospects Repayments and interest on loans or investment* Source of local employment, or of local pollution or congestion Comparison with conditions in other organizations Management board/governors Suppliers The general public Responsibility and accountability to stakeholders for financial performance Likelihood of being paid Context of employment...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences
Education & Development

Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences

...community. Nevertheless, Socrates adds that the engineer and the navigator recognise that that community will inevitably include ‘good’ and ‘bad’ people. But why, then, is the ferry's skipper so modest? Why does the skilled navigator, after landing, walk ‘about the shore beside his ship in an unassuming way’? Socrates puts the answer rather bluntly. He...
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Describing language Badge icon
Languages

Describing language

...communication a way of naming and describing things a tool to get things done. More could be added to this list, and you may have included other things in your definition. You may have written down a list of several named languages and/or associated particular languages with different countries or people. Activity 2 Beginning to learn about language Timing: This activity...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs