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Handel: A Classical Icon
History & The Arts

Handel: A Classical Icon

...English choral tradition, his music still played today at every monarch's coronation. This "Great Londoner" became an icon in his own lifetime. What is the secret of his success? What was one of Handel's performances like, and how powerful is his legacy?... Who is Handel? An introduction to Handel's background, his classic hits and his life in London. Handel's Opera A...
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Video 54 mins
Choosing a Cosmic Name
Science, Maths & Technology

Choosing a Cosmic Name

...English astronomer Sir William Herschel, the discoverer of the seventh plant in 1781, had suggested “Georgium Sidus”, or George’s Star, after his patron, King George III, before Uranus was finally adopted. The ninth planet, discovered in 1930 (now classified as a dwarf planet), was named Pluto for the Roman god of the underworld, following the suggestion of English...
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Article 10 mins
A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015

...English has now become the dominant means of communication over most of what is officially an Irish-speaking area. On the other hand, development, combined with the decreasing job opportunities both overseas and elsewhere in Ireland, stemmed the flow of emigration and the local population increased for the first time in living memory. [inside cottage in Glencolmcille folk...
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Video 5 mins
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Netherlands
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Netherlands

...English Types of bread in the Netherlands have historically been divided east-west and north-south, determined by the cereal that was grown. In the south-west wheat was grown on the clay soil and brown bread was baked from this. In the south and east rye bread was eaten because of rye and oat harvests. White bread used to indicate status. For centuries Dutch bakers...
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Welcome to nowhere special
Languages

Welcome to nowhere special

...English spelling wrong. What I mean are huge signs professionally produced on durable materials that scream “welcome” in dozens of languages – certainly more languages than the designers of the sign could master or could be bothered to verify the translation for. [Sign from the university of limerick] The versions that go wrong most frequently are those that use...
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Article 5 mins
How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?
Education & Development

How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?

...English’ name meant they got lower grades. Feeling disappointed when wanting to study issues around ethnicity, and finding that their tutor did not understand these issues sufficiently well to guide them. A lack of confidence in understanding academic material and writing academically. This was expressed by students whose first language was English, and who felt their...
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Article 5 mins
How did a Scottish golf club shape how we remember the First World War?
History & The Arts

How did a Scottish golf club shape how we remember the First World War?

...English poet Wilfred Owen was sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital in Edinburgh to recuperate. Much of our awareness of Owen’s time at Craiglockhart comes from Pat Barker’s beautifully crafted novel Regeneration (1991), and Stephen MacDonald’s play Not About Heroes (1982). MacDonald’s work focused mainly on the relationship between Owen and fellow soldier-poet...
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Article 5 mins
A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis
Languages

A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis

...English language studies...A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how different writing systems have developed over time understand how technology influences what we can do with language, and the form that language takes...A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs