1,344 search results
Reading communities
Education & Development

Reading communities

...everyday reading practices, these supported children’s RfP. These reading communities generated new kinds of talk about reading. Reciprocal and interactive reading communities enabled teachers to: Develop a shared concept of what it means to be a reader in the 21st century Create new social spaces that encouraged choice, parental and library involvement and child...
View video Reading communities
Video 30 mins
Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition
Society, Politics & Law

Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition

...English liberty While calls for the abolition of slavery had a long history – such as Jean Bodin in the 1570s or Antonio Vieira in the 1650s – in the main slavery was taken for granted in moral and political philosophy. Indeed, it was not until the writings of John Woolman and his fellow Quakers that there was an organised and principled critique of slavery in...
View article Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition
Article 20 mins
Happy New Year
Miscellaneous

Happy New Year

...everyday. Take a look at the boxes below for some inspiration and learn about the importance of recovery and rest before and after exercise. Learn a language Feliz año nuevo! Time to expand your horizons and learn the lingo! Where in the world are you headed? Beginners' Spanish: Food and Drink Intermediate German: The World of Work Beginners' Italian: Food and Drink Get...
View article Happy New Year
Article 5 mins
England’s Historic Battlefields: the Wars of the Roses
History & The Arts

England’s Historic Battlefields: the Wars of the Roses

...English civil wars: that of the 1640s, fought between the forces of King Charles I and Parliament, and the dynastic struggle between the Houses of Lancaster and York in the mid-fifteenth century, that we now know as the Wars of the Roses. Organisations like the Battlefields Trust and a host of local associations also work hard to raise awareness of Britain’s military...
View video England’s Historic Battlefields: the Wars of the Roses
Video 10 mins
The poetry of Sorley MacLean
History & The Arts

The poetry of Sorley MacLean

...English translations of his work and the impact of his public readings established him in the eyes of poetry lovers in Scotland, Ireland and England, as well as further afield, as a major poet. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Arts and Humanities...The poetry of Sorley MacLean: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able...
View course The poetry of Sorley MacLean
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...English into English!). This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L801 Introduction to translation theory and practice, which is the first part of the OU’s MA in Translation. You might also be interested in the second part: L802 Translation in practice...Translation as a career: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should...
View course Translation as a career
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Climate of fear: culture of hope
Languages

Climate of fear: culture of hope

...English, the word ‘climate’ has both a literal and figurative meaning. It refers to the typical weather conditions of a place – ‘the UK has a mostly temperate climate’ – as well as the prevailing mood or attitudes of people within a situation – ‘there was a climate of fear in the office.’ In this article, we look at why, to try to control the former of...
View video Climate of fear: culture of hope
Video 5 mins
East Asian Heritage month: a celebration of Studio Ghibli films
Education & Development

East Asian Heritage month: a celebration of Studio Ghibli films

...English title: The Boy and the Heron, as the Japanese title is untranslatable). Paradoxically a refusal to advertise the film in a commercial way has led to huge interest in it. We visited Japan for the first time about five years ago. We spent most of our time in Kyoto, however we were determined to make one visit outside to the Studio Ghibli museum in Tokyo. (While...
View article East Asian Heritage month: a celebration of Studio Ghibli films
Article 5 mins