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The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...geography. So irrespective of what the official statistics might say, it may be that our fascination with crime is fuelling our story-telling. We took this one stage further in Section 3.4 when we applied the idea of a moral panic to the crime problem. While not conclusive in any way, our discussion suggests that popular concerns with crime may function as metaphors and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need. A1 Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...geographies to such an extent that they are considered a universal form of discourse (Rubin, 1995). In the next section you will start to think about how different types of reading might have different effects upon the reader...What happens to you when you read?: 2 The benefits of being a bookworm - Some researchers believe that reading fiction allows us to experience a...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...geography, spatial layout, context of here. And maybe it’s not universal. Maybe it’s not everybody. There may be many, many, many paths to becoming a successful human being. And Bloomington, Indiana, a college town in the Midwest, may not be, OK, optimal for understanding that. One of the reasons we were interested in going to India was because we wanted a place,...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Young people and religion: creative learning with history
History & The Arts

Young people and religion: creative learning with history

...geography, can take us from one part of the argument to another, and can give a sense of dynamism to the final film. [MUSIC PLAYING] Give the edit as much time as you can afford to. Given the realities that there's not going to be as much time as professionals have, it's a really good idea to start off by concentrating on the story as a soundtrack. And then, if there's...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...geography, making it possible to interact and form communities with people across the world. The concept of community of practice is influencing theory and practice in many domains. From humble beginnings in apprenticeship studies, the concept was seized by businesses interested in knowledge management and has progressively found its way into other sectors. It has now...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology

...geography is transitory when viewed in terms of the very long span of geological time). As well as evidence from sedimentary rocks, recent landforms also indicate that in the more recent geological past (within the Quaternary Period), sea-level was not the same as it is at present. Activity 12 What deposits could we look for that might suggest that sea-level was once...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...geography, textual analysis and visual discrimination, to name but a few. The aim of this book is to form an introduction to heritage as a global concept, and critical heritage studies as a field of inquiry...What is heritage?: 2.1 What is heritage? - The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘heritage’ as ‘property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance’,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs