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Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn
Languages

Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn

...heritage and lush landscapes, Wales is one of the most culturally rich countries with an ancient language that is still important today. For example, did you know during the Balkans, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers communicated in Welsh to avoid their plans being overheard? Or perhaps you were unaware that one of the 55 languages sent out to greet possible alien lifeforms on...
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Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Education & Development

Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits

...World War gas mask. This is part of their work on the Home Front. They can feel the weight of the gas mask and smell the stifling warmth of the mask on their face. This gives them a depth of understanding that nothing else could. For the moment they are connecting with the sensations and physical feelings of a wartime child. This richness and immediacy of experience can...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
European Day of Languages
Languages

European Day of Languages

...world? Or that, in Europe alone there are about 286 living languages, spoken by a population of approximately 736 million people? The EU has 24 official and working languages: (European Commission, 2015) Bulgarian Estonian Irish Portuguese Croatian Finnish Italian Romanian Czech French Latvian Slovak Danish German Lithuanian Slovenian Dutch Greek Maltese Spanish English...
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Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday
Education & Development

Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday

...World War, and many schools focus their Remembrance activities on the two world wars through their history curriculum. Teaching resources are readily available on these topics from the Royal British Legion, Imperial War Museum, The Peace Pledge Union, and others. On OpenLearn you will find free courses on topics such as Teaching the First World War. Quakers in Britain...
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What does Moon music sound like?
Science, Maths & Technology

What does Moon music sound like?

...heritage. She seeks to blur the lines between jazz, electronic sound design and the music of her mixed heritage. Listen to the composition below: Yazz explains: “The creative process for my composition began after meeting with Dr Mahesh Anand who suggested three themes I might like to explore - the birth of the Moon, the discovery of water and the possibility of living...
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Audio 10 mins
Brexit’s impact on the nations of the UK - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special
History & The Arts

Brexit’s impact on the nations of the UK - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special

...heritage and competition that go beyond the EU. In this second session of the Brexit Special by Student Hub Live, three OU academics who live and research in different parts of the UK will discuss the different factors that shaped their nations’ reactions to the referendum, along with its consequences for the UK’s unity, cohesion and prosperity. Transcript For more...
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Inuit Throat Singing
History & The Arts

Inuit Throat Singing

...heritage and culture, carried in her heart forever, has driven her to continue with this unique tradition. This material is drawn from The Open University course AA317, Words and music... Inuit Throat Singing A short introduction to this album. Tanya Tagaq – Throat Singing The background to throat singing and an example song – husky slipping on ice Learning throat...
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Audio 14 mins
A National Health Service or an International Health Service?: South Asian geriatricians
Society, Politics & Law

A National Health Service or an International Health Service?: South Asian geriatricians

...of geriatrics in the UK and, eventually, more widely in the world. South Asian Heritage is thus woven into the fabric of this most British institution, the National Health Service. Acknowledgement: The study 'Overseas-trained doctors and the development of geriatric medicine', ESRC funded RES -062-23-0514 explored the experiences of South Asian geriatricians in the UK....
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