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Getting started with German 2
Languages

Getting started with German 2

...University badged course LGXG002 - Beginners German 2: mit Vergnügen!...Week 2: Ich esse gern…: Next steps - Learning German will take you on a fascinating journey as you learn about the language and the society and culture of the people who speak it. We hope that you’ll continue your German studies with the Open University on our Beginners German courses: LGXG001...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Getting started with German 1
Languages

Getting started with German 1

...University course LGXG001 Beginners German 1: fang an!...Week 1: Hallo!: 1 Saying hello and goodbye - Figure 1 shows some greetings you might hear when visiting a German speaking county. Have you come across any of them before? Can you guess what they mean or at what time of the day they might be used? There are also two speech bubbles with phrases meaning “goodbye”....
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Maths skills for Science
Science, Maths & Technology

Maths skills for Science

Want to study science but worried you don't have the maths skills required for higher education? Fret not! We have a handy interactive guide to get you on track...[Maths for science gif] Select the image to begin your maths challenge.
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Activity 5 mins
A socially engaged spiritual response to the Climate Crisis
Nature & Environment

A socially engaged spiritual response to the Climate Crisis

...University's Environment courses and qualifications I recently contributed to a Buddhist dialogue at one of the fringe activities in COP26 in Glasgow, I want to explain why I did so, based on my personal experiences, in particular working with young people in Myanmar and why I am doing a PhD with The Open University. In doing so, I would like to highlight why personal...
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Article 10 mins
Getting started with Spanish 1
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 1

...University course LGXS001 Beginners Spanish 1: ¡Empezamos!...Week 1: How to say hello and goodbye: 1 Greetings - Learning how to greet someone in another language is not just about learning the right words. Each culture has different customs which may vary, for example according to gender or level of familiarity. Let’s first look at how people greet each other in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Education & Development

53 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...University is 53 on 23rd April 2022, to coincide with the celebrations we put together 53 surprising things about the OU's FREE online learning resources...​...ABOUT OPENLEARN OpenLearn was born in 2006, the same year Bernard Matthews discontinued Turkey Twizzlers (thanks for that, Jamie Oliver) and Pluto got declassed as a planet. We’ve had more than 100 million...
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Article 20 mins
Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?

...university, and he would now like to learn more Finnish and move on in his career, but he is struggling to get the opportunity to do so. His case is also typical because there are many African men in the Finnish cleaning industry who are over-educated for the job they are doing. Kifibin moved to Finland in 2010 to study on an international Master’s programme in the...
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Article 5 mins
DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...guide on how to work out your latitude and longitude...This content is associated with The Open University's Geography courses and qualifications. To pinpoint your position on a map of the world you need to work out your co-ordinates, known as latitude and longitude. Latitude is your position north or south of the Equator. Lines, or parallels, are drawn around the Earth...
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Article 15 mins