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Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture
Languages

Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture

...writing French, and that’s partly laziness, but I also sometimes wonder, is it because I have oral Bengali? And perhaps I’m quite good at communicating, but not actually particularly good at writing. Interviewer: They say language learning opens doors to cultures, have you found that the languages you speak helped you get to know other cultures or people better? Reeta...
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Will Brexit reduce the UK's soft power in Europe?
Languages

Will Brexit reduce the UK's soft power in Europe?

...writing this from Italy, one of the most Anglophile countries on earth. Didn’t you know? Trust me: I hear in the streets that we’ve got young kids called Jennifer, Ryan, Kevin, and more. Hardly anyone bothers to call their children Maria or Giuseppe anymore. Too traditional. Nevermind that people with an English first name and an Italian surname may sound like a...
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After Manchester: How can you help if you know someone affected by a terror attack
Health, Sports & Psychology

After Manchester: How can you help if you know someone affected by a terror attack

...writes a message of support] A boy writes a message at a vigil in Liverpool, following the Manchester Attack The idea of being caught up in a terrorist attack is most people’s biggest fear. [The Conversation] Unfortunately though, as the recent bombing at the Manchester Arena shows, these types of attacks are a very real threat. But knowing how to respond and assist...
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Electric bus was killed off 100 years ago
Nature & Environment

Electric bus was killed off 100 years ago

...writes in his excellent new book, A Most Deliberate Swindle, much of this pollution could have been avoided. More than a century ago the technology existed for electric vehicles – hailed today as one of the main ways to tackle the urban pollution crisis. The adoption of a revolutionary vehicle called the electrobus could have ushered in an age of clean transport – and...
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How Spanish sounded across its history
Languages

How Spanish sounded across its history

...writing. Their texts have a strong influence in what are considered the Golden Ages of Spanish Literature. Listen to this extract from Libro de la Vida (1565), her first book, her autobiography. Here she tells us about her first months in the monastery, where she originally is taken without much vocation, and how she starts changing her mind by speaking to another more...
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Extending your learning with postgraduate skills
Education & Development

Extending your learning with postgraduate skills

...write academically. I have had to work hard on this as am still very slow but now write something every day and can see how this is helping me at work, even with emails." - Sara "Studying on the course has made a difference to the way I work with colleagues so that I am better able to support them. This has led me to take on a CPD whole-school role." - Vish "The modules...
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Charles Dickens, Race and Colonialism
History & The Arts

Charles Dickens, Race and Colonialism

...writing plays with inferences about the comparative savagery of Victorian society and in his memorable figure of Mrs Jellyby in Bleak House (1850) he suggests that the British should pay attention to the mounting social problems at home before practising ‘telescopic’ philanthropy and missionary work abroad. (In this last concern, his writing anticipates one of the...
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Earth Day on OpenLearn
Nature & Environment

Earth Day on OpenLearn

...and what a great way to instil a better work-life balance into your lifestyle. Read more: Energy in buildings (Free course) Could we control our climate? (Free course) Climate change: Transitions to sustainability (Free course) How much electronic waste do we generate as a species? (Article) How to include climate issues in your writing – Writing for climate (Videos)...
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