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Languages

How to learn a language

...OU Profile. [An image of Olly Richards] Olly Richards Olly Richards is a polyglot who speaks eight languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Arabic and Cantonese) and is the founder of I Will Teach You A Language, a website that provides study hacks and mindtools for language learners. [An image of Fernando Rosell-Aguilar] Fernando Rosell-Aguilar...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...become more confident with learning the language. Video 2 You may wish to print out the Instructions on how to enable Chinese font and type characters for your own reference. Note that Video 1 and the instructions about enabling Chinese fonts for PC were based on Windows 10. For Windows 11, see Video 3 below. Please note, to revert back to an English (or your primary...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...students attending selective schools can benefit from the experience, average performance across all students in areas served by such schools is not enhanced. The chancellor also announced a long overdue and welcome tidying up of vocational and technical qualifications, replacing more than 13,000 qualifications by some 15 new T levels. Here the devil will be in the detail...
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Article 5 mins
OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old
Education & Development

OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old

...OU champions workbook] Download the guide English In recognition of the 3rd anniversary of our Champions Programme, we’ve reached out to our Champions and learners to create a video to celebrate their achievements. Well done and congratulations to everyone who has worked on the programme so far. Cymraeg I gydnabod trydydd pen-blwydd ein Rhaglen Hyrwyddwyr, rydym wedi...
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Article 10 mins
Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?
Education & Development

Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?

...OU team’s research has an explicit focus on how ethnicity, gender and social class intersect in producing educational disadvantage. In examining teachers’ perceptions and practices as well as children’s own experiences of reading pedagogy, the team hope to offer more nuanced understandings of disengagement and suggest possible ways forward with long term goals in...
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Article 10 mins
Early reflections from Glasgow on COP26
Nature & Environment

Early reflections from Glasgow on COP26

...OU observer ‘optimistic’ after first three days...Find out more about The Open University’s Environment qualifications. Putting a World Leaders Summit at the start of COP26 is inspirational and electrifying. It provides a much-needed shot in the arm to the COVID-delayed multilateral process of sorting out the details of the UNFCCC process (including the Meeting of...
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Create stunning images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Create stunning images of the Universe

...OU I have had the pleasure of visiting COAST a number of times and it really is a pristine observing site,” says course co-author and presenter Alan Cayless. The telescope itself has a mirror diameter of 14 inches (35 cm) allowing it to collect over 5000 times lighter than your eye. It also has the advantage of a sensitive digital camera which collects and stores the...
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Article 10 mins
Is sleep the secret of success?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is sleep the secret of success?

...sports and fitness, find videos, articles, games and free courses on OpenLearn. This topic will be covered further in a new Open University module coming soon. If you're interested in studying Sports and Fitness formally, explore more courses and qualifications we offer in this subject area. This article was first published on the OU Sports & Fitness blog. Transcript...
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