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Everyday English 2
Languages

Everyday English 2

...writing letters or emails. Enrolling on this course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. The badge is a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject. What you learn by completing the course will really help if you wish to enrol on a formal qualification. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from your...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Electric Dreams: Technology makeover
History & The Arts

Electric Dreams: Technology makeover

Let our interactive take you on an electric trip down memory lane...Passionate about technology? The Open University has Engineering and Technology courses you might be interested in - try Engineering The Future, which takes you from design concepts through to manufacture, or the online course Design Thinking: Creativity for the 21st Century.
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Activity 10 mins
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Hungary
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Hungary

...Creative Commons license Dobos torta Dobos torta is Hungary’s most famous cake. It was invented in 1884, and it’s made of thin layers of sponge cake alternating with rich chocolate butter cream. The top layer is covered with hardened caramel – delicious, even if tough to crack with a dessert fork! Image: Bruce Tuten under Creative Commons license Kürtőskalács...
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Activity 10 mins
Women Writers: Voices in Transition
History & The Arts

Women Writers: Voices in Transition

...writing and reputation are often forged in transition, uncertainty and change. In these 4 films we re-examine the lives, work and influence of: Virginia Woolf, Jean Rhys, Katherine Mansfield and Jeanette Winterson. This material forms part of the Open University course A300 20th century literature: texts and debates... Katherine Mansfield Delia da Sousa re-examines the...
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Video 17 mins
Hedd Wyn: how the life of one of Wales’ most promising poets was cut short by the first world war
History & The Arts

Hedd Wyn: how the life of one of Wales’ most promising poets was cut short by the first world war

...write poetry. [Historic black and white image of Hedd Wyn ]Hedd Wyn was 30 years old when he was killed. Conscription And then came war. Hedd Wyn’s fate, along with thousands of others, was sealed when parliament passed the Military Service Act in 1916. This new legislation imposed conscription and was aimed at unmarried men or widowers. Hedd Wyn had no choice but to...
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Article 5 mins
Wangari Maathai: standing up for women and the environment
Nature & Environment

Wangari Maathai: standing up for women and the environment

...write this article on my personal admiration of Professor Maathai’s contribution, not least as an inspiration to us all. Although we have made progress in acknowledging women’s contribution, many exemplary heroes are still, if at all, in the periphery of many people’s thoughts. I must admit, I hadn’t heard of Professor Maathai until the Nobel Peace Prize of 2004...
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Article 10 mins
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...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Language, notation and formulas
Science, Maths & Technology

Language, notation and formulas

...writing and speaking about mathematics. You will also learn how to answer questions in the manner that is expected by the examiner...Communication is as vital in mathematics as in any language. This free course, Language, notation and formulas, will help you to express yourself clearly when writing and speaking about mathematics. You will also learn how to answer...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs