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Getting started on ancient Greek
History & The Arts

Getting started on ancient Greek

...world through the study of one of its most distinctive and enduring features: its language.The course approaches the language methodically, starting with the alphabet and effective ways to memorise it, before building up to complete Greek words and sentences. Along the way, you will see numerous real examples of Greek as written on objects from the ancient world...This...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...world...Environment: treading lightly on the Earth: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the nature and extent of the carbon footprints of individuals and households within the national and global economy assess individual carbon footprints using a carbon calculator understand the main components of the carbon footprint of...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...world as it changes around you. This free course explores how you can make change politically and socially, giving essential background information to get started, examples of inspiring changemakers, advice on how to have an impact both within and outside of traditional UK parliamentary politics, and the qualities needed to succeed...This course is available in English,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...World War I Reading places Reading while travelling Samuel Pepys: diarist, book collector and reader Robert Louis Stevenson’s reading Reading culture in the Victorian underworld Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus...History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past: Learning outcomes - After studying this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
The life of Mama Elouise Edwards
History & The Arts

The life of Mama Elouise Edwards

...heritage. The festival programmes regularly quoted Amilcar Cabral, Guinean Pan-Africanist: “Our children are the flowers of our struggle and the principal reason for our fight.” The event provided a platform for the community, particularly young people, to showcase their talents, to learn about African and Caribbean cultures, and to celebrate the achievements of Black...
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Video 15 mins
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...world, particularly the countries of the global South that produce the natural resources which feed this growth. Box 1 The global South The term ‘global South’ started to emerge in the late 1960s. Although a contested and controversial term that is tied to concepts such as the ‘Third World’, the global South is commonly held to refer to ‘to countries classified...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Breaking News: Wellington defeats Napoleon at Waterloo
History & The Arts

Breaking News: Wellington defeats Napoleon at Waterloo

...world be indebted for the overthrow and annihilation of the curse and scourge of the whole race of civilised man. Colonels Gordon and Canning, belonging to the Duke of Wellington's staff, were both killed, close to the person of that illustrious hero, whose own person, always exposed to the greatest danger, is held sacred by Heaven for the general good of the nations of...
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Article 5 mins
How can the Hajj be made safer?
History & The Arts

How can the Hajj be made safer?

...world every year and involves several complex rituals, which means it is always a potentially dangerous event. In recent years, great lengths have been taken to ensure the safety of pilgrims, with, according to Saudi government sources, more than £200bn spent since 1992 on redesigning the infrastructure of the Hajj, which involves events at several sites in and around...
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Article 5 mins