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Charity Reed
Education & Development

Charity Reed

...English Language and Literature BA with the Open University, she also discovered OpenLearn! ‘I hadn’t studied for almost 30 years and wanted to get my brain back into learning mode before my course started, so I did the Being an OU student induction course on OpenLearn to help me get to grips with the site,’ Charity explained. ‘I found that course interesting, so...
Article 5 mins
Speak in colours!
Languages

Speak in colours!

...English we can say ‘I’m feeling blue’ or ‘I saw red’). Evoking a colour can be a striking way of conveying a vivid impression of the mood or physical appearance of an individual. All languages do this since colours have strong connotations (even if in different cultures, colours are not always invested with the same symbolic meaning, however we will not be...
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...English into English!). This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L801 Introduction to translation theory and practice, which is the first part of the OU’s MA in Translation. You might also be interested in the second part: L802 Translation in practice...Translation as a career: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should...
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
How was the US election viewed in the Middle East
Society, Politics & Law

How was the US election viewed in the Middle East

...English, hated journalists, or were Alex Jones fans. Well, there was only one Alex Jones fan. But it was a bit odd to hear anti-Semitic conspiracy theories from a guy in an Israeli settlement. There was also one person who vaguely hoped Clinton won, though he seemed to imply he wasn’t from the settlement. There were basically two reasons people gave for their enthusiasm...
The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love
Languages

The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love

...English equivalent. He reckons there's at least fourteen flavours of love...[Peach shaped like a heart] No emotion, surely, is as cherished and sought after as love. Yet on occasions such as Valentine’s day, we can often be misled into thinking that it consists solely in the swooning, star-crossed romance of falling deeply “in love”. But on reflection, love is far...
Where are you really from?
Education & Development

Where are you really from?

...English, having been born in Aylesbury and brought up in Milton Keynes, England, the equation seems relatively straightforward. Until of course you see that I am a brown-skinned woman who wears a hijab with a foreign sounding name. The legitimacy of my ‘Englishness’ is suddenly called into question and the label can be a difficult pill for many people to swallow. As a...
Get ready for beginners’ French Badge icon
Languages

Get ready for beginners’ French

...English-speaking world, or with countries where your own language is spoken pinpoint your personal motivation for learning French identify aspects of language learning that you are good at, and what you might find particularly challenging...Week 1: Why French?: 1 Reasons to choose French - There are endless reasons why people decide to start learning French. Here are just...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
A Victorian Christmas: Charles Darwin in New Zealand
History & The Arts

A Victorian Christmas: Charles Darwin in New Zealand

...English, and part in the native language. Whilst at New Zealand we did not hear of any recent acts of cannibalism; but Mr. Stokes found burnt human bones strewed round a fireplace on a small island near the anchorage; but these remains of a comfortable banquet might have been lying there for several years. It is probable that the moral state of the people will rapidly...