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Climate of fear: culture of hope
Languages

Climate of fear: culture of hope

...English, the word ‘climate’ has both a literal and figurative meaning. It refers to the typical weather conditions of a place – ‘the UK has a mostly temperate climate’ – as well as the prevailing mood or attitudes of people within a situation – ‘there was a climate of fear in the office.’ In this article, we look at why, to try to control the former of...
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Video 5 mins
East Asian Heritage month: a celebration of Studio Ghibli films
Education & Development

East Asian Heritage month: a celebration of Studio Ghibli films

...English title: The Boy and the Heron, as the Japanese title is untranslatable). Paradoxically a refusal to advertise the film in a commercial way has led to huge interest in it. We visited Japan for the first time about five years ago. We spent most of our time in Kyoto, however we were determined to make one visit outside to the Studio Ghibli museum in Tokyo. (While...
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Article 5 mins
A day at Doncaster - and an hour out of Durham
History & The Arts

A day at Doncaster - and an hour out of Durham

...English fashion, and all of more or less arrival and departure at the race-grounds. In our company the reader will have our appetites for lunch, and if he will take his chance with us in the first simple place away from the station, he will help us satisfy them very wholesomely and agreeably at boards which seem festively set up for the occasion, and spread with hot...
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Article 5 mins
Palestine Remix
Society, Politics & Law

Palestine Remix

...English, Arabic, Turkish and Bosnian.” It was initiated by a for-profit enterprise and encourages people to participate through an online platform. Palestine Remix is local, national, transnational and global and is concerned with anti-discrimination, equality and social justice, democracy, politics and representation, human rights, international development, media...
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Article 5 mins
Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish

...everyday speech in Spanish through the medium of videos. The language level used in this course corresponds to B1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (COE). These are some key strategies you will explore through the course: Predicting content Using knowledge of your own language Using cultural knowledge Using subtitles Coping with unfamiliar...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Games, Geeks and the Parent's Dilemma
Languages

Games, Geeks and the Parent's Dilemma

...everyday part of our children’s lives today. But many parents have concerns about the time their children spend gaming, and sometimes perceive games as addictive and unhealthy. Others see games as a creative medium, with positive educational benefits. Presented by science writer Angela Saini, this podcast explores many of the issues surrounding the subject of children...
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Audio 1 hr 14 mins
Starting with Maths
Science, Maths & Technology

Starting with Maths

...everyday life. We hear the experiences of people who rely heavily on accurate calculations for the success of their jobs. In addition to this we look into the lives of 12 OU students as they explain how studying makes them feel ‘on top of the world’. This material forms part of the course: Y162 Starting with maths... Starting with Maths A short introduction to this...
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Audio 52 mins
Introducing Homer's Iliad
History & The Arts

Introducing Homer's Iliad

...English but are very effective in the original ancient Greek. Figure 6 Iliad 1-1.25, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Venetus A: Marcianus Graecus Z. 454 (= 822), folio 12, recto...Introducing Homer's Iliad: 3.1 Meter and word order - The sung nature of oral poetry is particularly apparent from the fact that there is a strong metrical structure, or rhythm, to the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs