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Revisiting Red Clydeside: 'Bloody Friday': The Battle of George Square, Glasgow, 1919
Society, Politics & Law

Revisiting Red Clydeside: 'Bloody Friday': The Battle of George Square, Glasgow, 1919

...in January 1919, and to reflect on the enduring legacies of this period. The controversy around Glasgow 1919 and Red Clydeside more generally is a key element of this material. A secondary aim has been to provide a guide to previous research, writing and published output of many varied kinds, as well as accounts of the events on Clydeside provided in other forms of media....
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Revision and examinations
Education & Development

Revision and examinations

...writing at speed regularly. 3 Discussion Alongside the comments are some suggested strategies for tackling these difficulties. Each strategy is covered by one of the sections of this course. The third column contains the number of the section relevant to that strategy. Your own comments on your concerns may not be listed here, but you may find them addressed through the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching

...writing? Incorporating machine translation tools into language teaching can have similarities to using other self-directed strategies, for example flipped classrooms. In both cases, students are given the choice to determine and pursue their own learning objectives. In many instances the teacher can act as a guide and stimulator rather than explaining to and directing the...
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Five ways to... use free software
Science, Maths & Technology

Five ways to... use free software

...write letters on your computer. AbiWord and Open Office will do this for free. Open Office is a large download, but also includes spreadsheet, database, drawing and presentation packages. Google Docs will let you do your word processing on a website. The features are more limited, but there are advantages if you’re collaborating with other people. The downside is that...
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The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU
Science, Maths & Technology

The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU

...write well. I also learned how to collaborate with people from different backgrounds and with different expertise, and how to manage projects, both in terms of time, for example if I needed to use a particular experimental facility that was only available within very strict time limits, or to ensure I could bring my work to a successful conclusion within budget. There are...
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Getting started on ancient Greek
History & The Arts

Getting started on ancient Greek

...write English and most European languages. Your first task is to learn the 24 Greek letters, upper and lower case, along with a small number of extra markings needed to read and write ancient Greek. Activity 1 The Greek alphabet Timing: Allow about 10 minutes Spend a couple of minutes looking at the table of letters, which contains both capitals and lower case. You will...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...write well in your own language, thoroughness and research skills are essential. What languages should I learn? You can become a translator with any language combination but some combinations may be more sought-after than others. At the moment, German to English is a highly sought-after combination, so if you are an English native speaker, German is a good language to...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work
Society, Politics & Law

Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

...writing it down will help you to decide what information you need to answer it. For example, imagine you want to contribute to the Law Commission’s review of the law on financial settlements after divorce. Your research question will determine what methods you use, as can be seen in Table 1. Table 1 Different research methods RESEARCH QUESTION RESEARCH METHODS Does the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs