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Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age
History & The Arts

Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age

...Dan Taylor looks at troubles the Netherlands faced due to religious divisions and how this nearly led to the collapse of one of the wealthiest countries in the world...You have probably seen those Dutch paintings of gloomy skulls, hourglasses and hurly-burly tables. These vanitas (‘vanity’) paintings were popular and sought-after in 17th century Dutch society. They...
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Getting started with Italian 1
Languages

Getting started with Italian 1

...l’, i, le, gli In Italian, the definite article (meaning ‘the’) is used, as in English, to indicate a specific person or object; for example, something just mentioned or requested. Ecco il cappuccino. Here is the cappuccino. Ecco la pizza. Here is the pizza. It is also used, unlike English, when referring to a category of objects. Le sue specialità sono il gelato e...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...L. (1997) Managing Workplace Stress, London, Sage Publications. Casey, D, (1985) ‘When is a team not a team?’, Personnel Management, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 26–9. CIPD, (2013) Employee outlook: focus on employee well-being [Online]. Available at http://www.cipd.co.uk/binaries/6381%20EO%20Focus%20on%20well-being%20(WEB).pdf (Accessed 20 November 2013). Daft, R. L. (2006)...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...L. (2009) ‘Understanding teacher identity: An overview of issues in the literature and implications for teacher education’, Cambridge Journal of Education, vol. 39, pp. 175–89. Caires S., Almeida, L. and Vieira, D. (2012) ‘Becoming a teacher: student teachers’ experiences and perceptions about teaching practice’, European Journal of Teacher Education, vol. 35,...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...L Pedicini Activity 3 I’d now like you to read the poem’s last lines, which you can find by going to the section on Virgil’s Aeneid on the ‘Poetry in Translation’ website. You can find the relevant passage in Book 12 of the poem by clicking on the link ‘Bk XII:887–952 The Death of Turnus’. Read this passage carefully and make some notes on the following...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...L. et al. (2018) ‘The national confidential inquiry into suicide and safety in mental health. Annual report: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales’, Manchester, University of Manchester. Baxter, C., Poonia, K., Ward, L. and Nadirshaw, Z. (1990) Double Discrimination: Issues and Services for People with Learning Difficulties from Black and Minority Ethnic...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...l’, les express dislikes...Introduction: Open Centre for Languages and Cultures - This course has been developed from extract parts of LGXF002 - Beginners French 2: bien sûr!. The Open University has launched a dedicated learning centre called The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. OpenLearn is supporting this project and is providing extracted units of all...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...L. (1986) ‘Mural census’, in Helms, C. N. (ed.) Diego Rivera: A Retrospective, New York and London, W. W. Norton & Company, pp. 235–335. Cockcroft. E., Weber, J. P. and Cockcroft, J. (eds) (1977) Toward a People’s Art: The Contemporary Mural Movement, Albuquerque, NM, University of New Mexico Press. Coffey, M. K. (2012) How a Revolutionary Art Became Official...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs