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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
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
Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes
History & The Arts

Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes

...world (for example, belief in ‘ley lines’ as some sort of spiritually charged network of arteries across the Earth, believed to have been recognised by ancient and pre-modern people as links between important constructions, from ancient megalith structures to medieval cathedrals). It is no wonder that, being planned in the late 1960s, Milton Keynes shows this New Age...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Getting started with Chinese 1
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 1

...world. Chinese is widely regarded as a group of related languages. This is because the Chinese language is divided into seven major dialects (with many sub-dialects): Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Mandarin, Min, Wu, and Xiang. In this course, you are going to learn the official dialect, Mandarin Chinese (also known as 中文 Zhōngwén). Another important thing to do before you s...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Getting started with Italian 1
Languages

Getting started with Italian 1

...world, in any time zone, whatever your motivation – leisure, professional development or academic. It’s the one stop shop for engaging with languages, professional communication and intercultural dialogue. Our short courses allow us to be agile and responsive to the needs of learners who want to be part of a global society. We offer non-accredited short courses in a...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 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