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Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...world from different perspectives; they also develop creativity and problem solving as they find new ways of understanding and communicating a message. Learning a modern foreign language can also help students in the development of their mother tongue literacy skills, as well as other cross-curricular features such as numeracy and thinking skills. Activity 2 Timing: Allow...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...world and there is a particularly thriving export market in Japan, where they have a ‘cult’ following. Antique bears and limited edition bears are collectors’ items and there are even Merrythought collector clubs and events. (based on Merrythought, n.d.; Manta, n.d.) Example of a large, shareholder-owned, public limited company: Reliance Industries Ltd Reliance...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Designing the Spanish nation
Languages

Designing the Spanish nation

...world. This combination of identity items was highly successful impacting the design of all subsequent coats of arms in the history of Spain. The coat of arms of the Catholic monarchs contained a message of Spain as a royal country in which various distinct parts had been united. In fact, their arms had a long revival during Francisco Franco’s dictatorship (1939-1975)...
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Article 15 mins
Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb
Money & Business

Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb

...world. However, the role of a global brand manager is to understand the nuances of markets, address varying cultures and buying behaviours, and ensure that global brands remain fit for purpose locally. While there is some evidence that consumer tastes, behaviours and expectations have aligned, they are far from the same across the globe. Brand managers know this and...
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Article 5 mins
Fake news during COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news during COVID-19

...world-renowned scientific integrity expert. After receiving her PhD at Utrecht University in The Netherlands, where she worked on epidemic Vibrio cholerae strains, Dr Bik conducted research on the microbiomes of humans and marine mammals for many years. Writing on her blog ScienceIntegrityDigest, Twitter, and PubPeer, she is an expert in detecting inappropriately...
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Article 10 mins
Personality: A user guide
Health, Sports & Psychology

Personality: A user guide

...world actually is full of dangerous things. There is evidence that at least some high N scorers do well at college because they strive hard to avoid failure, and people who get convicted of traffic offences may be less neurotic than those who do not (and therefore, presumably, less fearful to the danger of getting caught). The balance between the different systems is...
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Article 10 mins
Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music
History & The Arts

Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music

...world music, jazz, brass band, musicals. The list could go on, of course, and I hope I haven't offended for failing to include your own particular musical passion! But the important point to make here is that nowadays, music of every type is easily accessible to listen to and to engage with. I would certainly urge you to take advantage of this situation and, if you think...
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Article 10 mins
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy

...world! Introduction: Italian L'Italia offre una vasta varietà di pane, dolci e pietanze cotte al forno, riflettendo la diversità culturale e culinaria delle venti regioni. Tipica dell'Emilia Romagna è la piadina, un tipo di pane azzimo che risale ai tempi antichi e viene cotto su una piastra o testo. Alcuni dolci siciliani risalgono alla dominazione araba in Sicilia,...
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Activity 10 mins