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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Germany
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Germany

...Creative Commons license German Wenn ich zum Bäcker gehe, kaufe ich gerne eine Butterbrezel. Butterbrezeln sind eine schwäbische Spezialität aber man bekommt Sie heute überall in Süddeutschland. Die Brezeln schmecken am besten, wenn sie frisch aus dem Ofen kommen und die Butter auf der Brezel schmilzt. English When I go into a bakery, I like to buy a buttered brezel....
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain

...Creative Commons license Spanish Cuando voy a una panadería en España, me gusta comprar madalenas. Existen madalenas en otros países de Europa, pero las madalenas españolas tienen un sabor especial, un poquito más rústico, más mediterráneo, tal vez porque llevan aceite de oliva. Para mí tienen el sabor de los desayunos de mi infancia, y para mi hija también. Yo...
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Supporting children’s learning in the early years
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in the early years

...creativity is nurtured in young children to develop their abilities, how an artist in residence works with nursery children, as well as how the work of bilingual and special needs assistants mean that no child is excluded from the learning process. The audio tracks cover the importance of parental input, and the fantastic opportunities available to develop children’s...
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What do literary agents do?
History & The Arts

What do literary agents do?

...creativity and commerce and how to identify it and promote writing talent in today’s rapidly changing world. Could you explain a little bit about your role and the various elements involved in the creation of a work of fiction? JONNY GELLER: Well, a literary agent primarily is there to discover new talent and exploit the rights derived from the copyright in that work....
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Audio 10 mins
Wholly Trinity: Abortion, Art and Activism in Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Wholly Trinity: Abortion, Art and Activism in Ireland

...creatives played in campaigning for abortion rights in Ireland...About the project Art has always been a powerful vehicle for social justice and the struggle for abortion rights throughout the island of Ireland was no exception. This beautiful short film depicts the commitment, creativity, colour and emotion that artists brought to the Irish abortion campaigns. Through...
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Video 30 mins
The importance of interpersonal skills
Money & Business

The importance of interpersonal skills

...writing clearly such that any message you (the sender) intend to send to someone else (the receiver) is exactly the one which they receive. This means that as well as the detailed content of the message, we have to give some thought to the language we use e.g. ask ourselves if the receiving person might misunderstand any words or phrases we use. We must also be aware of...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Introduction to Arabic
Education & Development

Introduction to Arabic

...writing....Week 1: Introduction to the Arabic alphabet: Introduction - This is the first session of a two-part pre-course of the short course Introduction to Arabic Language and Culture by the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. Completing this course will take you about four hours. This course focuses on the most basic steps in learning Arabic: you will learn the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Methods in Motion: The middle children
Languages

Methods in Motion: The middle children

...Creative methods formed an important part of my study Child Language Brokering: Spaces of Belonging and Mediators of Cultural Knowledge (funded by the AHRC under the Translating Cultures Innovation Pathway). In conjunction with more traditional social science methods, it aimed to provide new understandings of how cultural knowledge and identity are mediated through child...
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