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Why is Donald Trump a challenge for translators?
Languages

Why is Donald Trump a challenge for translators?

...adult register. Should translators be condemned for censoring Trump? Many would argue not. Translation scholar Peter Newmark explains that the translator has a duty to be faithful to the speaker or writer only in as far as their words do not conflict with material and moral facts as known – and they can express dissent if the text is likely to mislead the receiving...
Harry Potter and Parenting
Education & Development

Harry Potter and Parenting

...adult interference. But in J.K.Rowling’s Harry Potter series, the young hero’s parentless state is more than a mere plot device: it’s the emotional engine that drives the stories. As former Open University lecturer Janet Seden has written: ‘The strongest messages of J.K.Rowling’s books are those about the qualities needed for parenting, as the contrast between...
OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old
Education & Development

OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old

...adults across Wales to develop skills, raise their confidence and explore what OpenLearn and OpenLearn Wales has to offer...well over 1,000 free courses! On OpenLearn you can find a range of courses aimed at improving employability skills, as well as science and technology engineering, essential skills in maths and English and much more. Many of these courses offer...
Methods in Motion: The middle children
Languages

Methods in Motion: The middle children

...adults, and can involve conversations that are sensitive or tricky to navigate. Creative methods formed an important part of my study Child Language Brokering: Spaces of Belonging and Mediators of Cultural Knowledge (funded by the AHRC under the Translating Cultures Innovation Pathway). In conjunction with more traditional social science methods, it aimed to provide new...
How is a bench helping improve mental health in Zimbabwe?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is a bench helping improve mental health in Zimbabwe?

...adults who sought care for unrelated complaints in 24 clinics across the city. Those who scored high on a mental health screening test were invited to participate. About half the participants met with health workers on the bench. The other half received standard care and education, including referral to a psychiatrist and medication. Prior to the programme, the health...
Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?
Education & Development

Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?

...adult reading groups and Dr Kucirkova (Open University) who will be sharing the conceptual work on reading for pleasure with children’s digital books. The day, chaired by Professor Cremin also involves an exploration of research undertaken and/or funded by key UK literacy charities, including the NLT, Reading Agency, Reader Organisation and BookTrust. Do join us.Among...
Keeping Mum: learning how to be a father
Society, Politics & Law

Keeping Mum: learning how to be a father

...with young men themselves, suggests that many boys learn some of their most important adult skills – including how to be caring, involved fathers – as much from their mothers and from the other women in their lives. Perhaps we need to pay more attention to boys’ need for positive female role models if we’re to develop a new generation of well-adjusted young men....
The science behind your Christmas dinner
Science, Maths & Technology

The science behind your Christmas dinner

...adults and kids alike. But, why do we like sugar so much? Sugars are carbohydrates found naturally in many foods. They are a great fuel for our body because they provide lots of energy, but that is not always good: if we eat more calories than we use in a day, the leftovers will be stored in our bodies in the form of fat. However, their delicious sweet taste might tempt...