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Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...le, la, l’, les express dislikes...Introduction: Open Centre for Languages and Cultures - This course has been developed from extract parts of LGXF002 - Beginners French 2: bien sûr!. The Open University has launched a dedicated learning centre called The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. OpenLearn is supporting this project and is providing extracted units of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
TOTEM LATAMAT: an Indigenous reminder we are all part of the ecosystem
Nature & Environment

TOTEM LATAMAT: an Indigenous reminder we are all part of the ecosystem

...Sen argues that all we have to do to solve the climate crisis is listen to the scientists. Science, he claims, already holds all the solutions – it just requires political leadership to enact them. He repeats the frequently heard mantra about expanding the use of renewable sources and increasing investment in nuclear power, as well as geothermal and tidal energy....
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Article 10 mins
One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...Sen’s (1999, 2009) capability approach. This framework emphasises the importance of enabling individuals to achieve the outcomes they value – not just what others think they should value. For Sen, true development is about expanding people’s freedoms and capabilities to pursue their own goals, with justice best understood as the process of enhancing these...
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Article 5 mins
Beginners’ French: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ French: food and drink

...Le foie gras du sud-ouest Activité 1 Task 1 Can you work out what the following French food items are? Drag the English words against the French terms they correspond to. vegetables les légumes ice cream la glace cheese le fromage red meat la viande rouge pineapple l’ananas sea food les fruits de mer white wine le vin blanc fish le poisson raw ......
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Getting started with Italian 2
Languages

Getting started with Italian 2

...le diciotto e trentacinque. It’s eighteen thirty-five. Sono le quindici e ventidue. It’s fifteen twenty-two. È l’una. It’s one o’clock. Note that in Italian, as in English, we do not use the expressions un quarto, mezza/mezzo and tre quarti when telling the time with the 24-hour clock. Instead, we use numbers: quindici, trenta and quarantacinque...Week 2:...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
What does Marine LePen plan for France?
Society, Politics & Law

What does Marine LePen plan for France?

...Le Pen’s has issued a 144-point manifesto on her ambitions for government, pledging to make France “free, safe, prosperous, fair, proud, powerful, and sustainable”. Not many people will have the inclination to read the lot, but I did. And what I discovered was a candidate who plans not so much to take France out of Europe as cut it free of the whole continent. The...
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Article 5 mins
French Presidential Election: What have we learned from the First Round?
Society, Politics & Law

French Presidential Election: What have we learned from the First Round?

...Le Pen. For a while it seemed as though a dead heat were on the cards but, in the end, Macron took first place, with nearly 24%, ahead of Le Pen at just under 22%. [The Conversation] Republican candidate François Fillon and far-left contender Jean-Luc Mélenchon followed close behind, with Socialist Benoît Hamon trailing badly. Despite coming second, for Le Pen and her...
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Article 5 mins
How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health
Society, Politics & Law

How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health

...Sen, with subsequent additions by political philosopher Martha Nussbaum. This helps us think about quality of life not just in terms of objective accomplishments but by looking at more subjective qualities like personal enjoyment or opportunities. [Emoji smiley face cushions] When pursuing happiness, experiences are worth more than possessions As well as looking at the...
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