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The Romantics
History & The Arts

The Romantics

...course A230 Reading and studying literature... Romantic authorship Professor Andrew Bennett discusses the idea of authorship. The self How did Romantic writers represent ‘the self’? Wordsworth and De Quincy Bill Greenwell adapts one of Wordsworth’s poems ‘To daffodils’ in the voice of Thomas De Quincy. Romantic timelines What is the impact of writing in...
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Postcolonial English
Languages

Postcolonial English

...course U214 Worlds of English... English in Post colonial India After nearly 200 years of colonial riule in India did the indigenous citizens still want the English language? English in Post colonial Singapore In Singapore English was adopted as one of the official languages after independence to try and bring together the countries. English in Post colonial Malaysia The...
The dilemma of tourism and the Irish language, 1983
OpenLearn Ireland

The dilemma of tourism and the Irish language, 1983

...course it’s a catch 22 question, are you going to lead this into a sort of Indian reservation and have no development at all or are you going to risk the language and the culture by having development?” Transcript: Father McDyer, 1983: 'The dilemma of development' FATHER MCDYER Tourism is particularly obnoxious in obliterating local traditional culture, because...
DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...courses and qualifications. To pinpoint your position on a map of the world you need to work out your co-ordinates, known as latitude and longitude. Latitude is your position north or south of the Equator. Lines, or parallels, are drawn around the Earth at intervals. The North Pole is assigned the latitude 90º north and the South Pole latitude 90º south. Lines of...
Joe Smith - Overview of Projects
Nature & Environment

Joe Smith - Overview of Projects

...course I am keeping going some of my work with media and environment, helping broadcasters and others to think about how they might cope with global environmental change issues, particularly climate change. I don’t think that work will ever end, but I have to say just in the last six months I’ve seen some of the best media projects I’ve seen in a very long time,...
Alternative education: listening to the voices of young people
Education & Development

Alternative education: listening to the voices of young people

...courses available on OpenLearn. This platform has enabled her to pursue Further Education (FE College) and Higher Education through The Open University due to its uniquely inclusive ethos that supports learning regardless of age, income, or background. Most courses do not require young people to hold prior qualifications. The Open University is open to all. A significant...
The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...free promises to balance the budget, defeat ISIS, abolish the IRS, repeal Obamacare, and save Social Security and Medicare without raising taxes or cutting benefits. The Fox debate, however, will likely be remembered for one significant moment: Donald Trump’s warning that he might run as an independent candidate in 2016. That spells big long-term trouble for the GOP. As...
Tell us how you learn online
Education & Development

Tell us how you learn online

...Course (MOOC) activities. The survey was created by the EU-funded project BizMOOC, of which The Open University is a partner. You can find out more about the project and the project partners on the website bizmooc.eu. With the help of your input, the BizMOOC project will produce and publish an interactive, open access MOOC BOOK containing contain good practice guidelines...