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Can you learn a language with an app?
Languages

Can you learn a language with an app?

...should not feel threatened by apps. Instead, teachers should encourage their students to use them to do the repetitive grammar work, leaving precious class time for more language interaction. Fernando Rosell-Aguilar, Senior lecturer in Spanish and Open Media Fellow, The Open University This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Article 10 mins
Campaigning for refugee and migrant women
Society, Politics & Law

Campaigning for refugee and migrant women

...students to explore how they can act ethically as social workers, encouraging them to apply their power as practitioners to challenge social injustice within the law...[A Syrian mother carrying her daughter back to a safe place in Istanbul, Turkey] A Syrian mother carrying her daughter back to a safe place in Istanbul, Turkey The law can be constricting with asylum...
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Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...OU offers...Psychology around the world: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe how cultural and societal factors shape some core psychological processes, namely how people think, remember and perceive the world describe some different cultural approaches to wellbeing understand how early life experiences impact infant development,...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...OU academics. While you are doing so you may wish to take some notes about why the use of language is important in mental health and what its use might suggest to those who have mental ill-health and how it is perceived and treated. Reading A The impact of language on mental health perspectives One aspect of the debate that surrounds mental health is how to refer to...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?

...student tuition fees or the NHS. [Chart illustrating points described in the text] Figure 3. Labour posts by media type. N=545 [Chart illustrating points described in the text] Figure 4. Labour posts by policy area. N=545 The Labour party’s Facebook feed spent a lot of time on issues connected to its campaign and voting. Labour strategists wanted to energise voters who...
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Writing your research proposal
Education & Development

Writing your research proposal

...student can achieve. The guidance provided in these articles will help you apply for one of the two main types of research degree offered by The Open University...A traditional PhD, a Doctor of Philosophy, usually studied full-time, prepares candidates for a career in Higher Education. A Professional Doctorate is usually studied part-time by mid- to late-career...
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Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair
Education & Development

Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair

...become matted) are Locticians. [Lux advert - text: 'Lux won't shrink wool', illustration is a black woman pouring the product on a black child's hair]Nineteenth-century US advertisement. Show me the money Madame C.J. Walker, the first Black female millionaire, received a patent for developing the ‘hot comb’, also known as the ‘pressing comb’, with the premise that...
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Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...become increasingly diverse over the years (GOV.UK, 2022), systemic biases persist, often limiting early-career researchers’ potential and reinforcing hierarchical norms that hinder genuine equality. This article explores barriers associated with gender discrimination and highlights the importance of fostering inclusive academic environments by advocating for...
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