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Studying mammals: Life in the trees
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Life in the trees

...social interactions; in the civet for instance [p. 142], territory marking by scent is very important. But olfactory (as well as acoustic) communication often assumes a special importance in animal communities where visual contact is difficult, as would be the case for mammals living amongst dense foliage - and remember too that the kinkajou is nocturnal, so sight is not...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Living psychology: animal minds
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living psychology: animal minds

...social animals, because I think that’s what a lot of our behaviours are derived from, and a lot of our feelings. Everyday perspectives: animal minds Reflecting on your answers to Activity 1, and the answers given by the people in the video clip you just watched, you will have probably noticed that people are very willing to attribute human-like mental attributes (such...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction
History & The Arts

Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction

...social context - In this section you’ll start to gain some insights into the contexts of detective fiction in the post-First World War era. You’ll learn about Agatha Christie’s life and you’ll think about the significance of detective fiction as a genre written and read, increasingly, by women. You’ll finish this section by thinking about the inter-war political...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...social settings and disputes of government. Today it contains elements that are ancient, such as the coroners’ courts, which have an 800-year history and elements that are very modern, such as electronic law reports and judges using laptop computers. Law has also become much more widely recognised as the standard by which behaviour needs to be judged. A very telling...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Getting started with Italian 2
Languages

Getting started with Italian 2

...interactive activities which will allow you to practise your listening and speaking skills, and there are quizzes so that you can test your learning...In the free course, Getting started with Italian 2, you will learn and practise how to ask and say the time in Italian. This will include learning and practising how to ask and say the time using the 24-hour clock, which is...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Paul Williams - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Paul Williams - Earth in Vision

...social networking, like YouTube. It’s a very different way of making films, they’re short, they’re often quirky, you can do anything, it’s a real experimentation ground. And I think when we’re looking for new ways to inspire us, as filmmakers, going to YouTube is a great place because you see all these wonderful and whacky ideas that people are doing and...
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Video 30 mins
Section 4: Enduring Controversies around Glasgow 1919: (Mis)representing Red Clydeside?
Society, Politics & Law

Section 4: Enduring Controversies around Glasgow 1919: (Mis)representing Red Clydeside?

...social and political relations between classes are issues on which they differ. One of the clearest alternatives to Iain McLean’s thesis was provided by John Foster (LR, D.iii & iv see section 6) who argued that the years 1914-19 represented a critical juncture where class struggle and consciousness took a qualitative leap forward to the edge of a revolutionary...
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Article 20 mins
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...social sciences will debate the theoretical aspects of a range of topics. Whether you are studying humanities, social sciences, science or technology, you will need to judge whether a text is an appropriate and reliable source. Some texts will be more factual than others and some will attempt to influence your opinions. The purpose of the questions you ask in this course...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs