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Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...Introduction - We start the week by thinking about why we teach pronunciation and what pronunciation to teach. You will also familiarise yourself with the main features of pronunciation. You will be asked to reflect on concepts such as intelligibility, fluency, foreign accent, language variation, articulation and acoustics. By the end of this week you will have:...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Assessing contemporary science
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing contemporary science

...Introduction - Considered analysis is at the heart of good science. This free course, Assessing contemporary science, will introduce you to the assessment of reports on contemporary areas in science, allowing you to examine the scientific information that is available to members of the public in a range of forms. Additionally, you will explore the ways in which scientific...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Data and processes in computing
Digital & Computing

Data and processes in computing

...Introduction - This course provides an introduction to data and processes in software, and provides a basis that enables these fundamental ideas to be developed in a clear and precise way. It has two main aims. The first is to illustrate how we can describe ways in which data may be structured and processed. The second is to introduce you to some vocabulary and concepts...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision

...managers, etc., so it’s harder for them at the start. But as you see with the vulture film, it actually pays dividends, so as well as having hundreds of thousands of views it was featured on the BBC News as well as all sorts of other uptake. So the proof’s in the pudding and people loved it. Using archive for Green.TV I would say yes you can, it’s kind of taking it...
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Video 30 mins
Who are Europeans?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are Europeans?

...Introduction - The problem of who, or what, are ‘Europeans’ is at the centre of many of the most acute political and social issues confronting contemporary Europe. Can a genuine European identity be constructed within Europe, and if so on what basis? This question is of even greater importance as the European Union expands and becomes ever more multicultural in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Approaching poetry
History & The Arts

Approaching poetry

...Introduction - This course is designed to develop the analytical skills you need for a more in-depth study of literary texts. You will learn about rhythm, alliteration, rhyme, poetic inversion, voice and line lengths and endings. You will examine poems that do not rhyme and learn how to compare and contrast poetry. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Squares, roots and powers
Science, Maths & Technology

Squares, roots and powers

...Introduction - This free course, Squares, roots and powers, reminds you about powers of numbers, such as squares and square roots. In particular, powers of 10 are used to express large and small numbers in a convenient form, known as scientific notation, which is used by scientific calculators. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs