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English: Language of controversy
Languages

English: Language of controversy

...society Neville Alexander discusses his role in English language planning in South Africa. Why has the rise of English caused so much controversy? English is championed as an essential tool for participation yet is criticized for causing real social harm. The position of English today A panel of Linguists discuss place of English in an increasingly globalized world....
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Reading and note taking – preparation for study
Society, Politics & Law

Reading and note taking – preparation for study

...social scientists work describe some basic techniques relating to reading, for example, highlighting, note-taking and the processing write in your own words using references and quoting sources...Reading and note taking – preparation for study: Introduction - This course is about the very basic study skills of reading and taking notes. You will be asked to think about...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Project management: the start of the project journey
Money & Business

Project management: the start of the project journey

...social, political, environmental and financial feasibility are explored and assessed. Decision making tools are discussed. Once a proposal for action has been accepted by management, a project results. This course looks at various ways of organising the life cycles of projects and what the project manager’s job consists of. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of...
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Level 3: Advanced 35 hrs
Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness
Education & Development

Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness

...socially stigmatised. Children were once punished for using their left hand to write. The percentage of left-handed people in the USA has grown from around 2-3% at the start of the 20th century, to around 12% today. Handedness is known to be substantially genetically inherited, and there is no evidence that any genetic shift happened over this time. But attitudes did...
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Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe
Nature & Environment

Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe

...social and environmental justice. Instead of rising to this challenge, European decision-makers have ploughed ahead with counter-productive ‘cures’ – austerity and de-regulation. They are cutting public and environmental safeguards and giving more leeway to powerful corporate interests. The EU-US trade negotiations (TTIP) are the perfect example: catering for...
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Article 5 mins
Do children exercise less in winter?
Education & Development

Do children exercise less in winter?

...by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, whose funding comes from the British Heart Foundation, Department of Health, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, and the Wellcome Trust. The Millennium Cohort Study was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. This article was originally published by the Cambridge University research blog...
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What is Royal Assent - and why don't laws come into force straight away?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Royal Assent - and why don't laws come into force straight away?

...Social workers needed time so that they could receive training in how they should implement the new principles of making children's welfare a priority, recognising that children are best brought up within their families wherever possible, and promoting partnership between children, parents and the local authorities. Between 1989 and 1991 local authorities and social...
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Let’s Talk About Uni – a podcast about real student experiences
Education & Development

Let’s Talk About Uni – a podcast about real student experiences

...social aspects of university life - the freshers experience, making friends, living away from home - or indeed, staying at home. University life is not just about study – we share some tips and dispel some myths of the student social experience. Episode 4: Can I afford to go to university? Are you worried about the cost of going to university? In this episode we tackle...
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