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Am I ready to be a distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

...write essays or do mathematical calculations. Activity 2 Timing: Duration 20 mins What sort of approach best fits your attitude to study? Select five skills from the following list that best match your preferred study approach. Then copy and paste them into the box below. I don’t like to give up, I tend to persevere at a task. I am confident about reading in order to...
What happens when a Bill is drafted?
Society, Politics & Law

What happens when a Bill is drafted?

...a White Paper? The department will publish a White Paper which outlines firm proposals which will be contained in the Bill. This White Paper will form the basis of the Bill to be introduced to Parliament. Who writes the Bill? The Bill is drafted by parliamentary draftsmen, who are lawyers skilled in drafting Bills. They must ensure that the Bill is clear and unambiguous....
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...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The Life Story of Your T-shirt: Submit Your T-shirt Story
Society, Politics & Law

The Life Story of Your T-shirt: Submit Your T-shirt Story

...write up your story, try not to go past a couple of paragraphs unless you absolutely have to! Tick the tickboxes at the bottom to tag your post and agree to the terms of submission (which can be viewed by clicking the link in the text) Press submit. Please note that your submission will have to be approved by a moderator before it is posted, so there may be a delay in...
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....
Music, theatre and literature
Education & Development

Music, theatre and literature

...is enthusiastic to learn more! How the arts interact with society at large. How to improve her skills in analysing works of fiction. Moving from appreciating literature to perhaps creating some and so would like to learn about how to write fiction. [Banner for Making your learning count – Example study pathways (YXM130) ] Click on the banner above to view other pathways...
Charles Dickens: Celebrity Author
Languages

Charles Dickens: Celebrity Author

...writing, it was acting. In this programme we look at Dickens love of acting and the theatre. From Novels to Readings 1858 How Dickens began his professional career reading for his own profit initiating a new and brilliant phase in his career. The American Tour We look at how in 1867 Charles Dickens embarked on an exhausting 19 week tour of America as one of the world's...
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...
Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs