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Discovering music: the blues
History & The Arts

Discovering music: the blues

...world of liquor, women and outlaws. The subject matter of his songs did not necessarily arise from his own personal experience but were part of a shared experience familiar to his audience The structure of the lyrics of ‘Hangman’s blues’ can be represented by the letters AAB. In this song, A is the repeating line and B is the new one. In performance, the singer...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...heritage. It is also for learners who interact directly with Ukrainian refugees, for example by hosting refugees in their homes, and who want to bring what they have found out – their knowledge and experience – to a space where they can engage with like-minded others and can find and provide mutual support and advice. The course has been written by and developed with...
Delacroix
History & The Arts

Delacroix

...world. Music, on the other hand, enjoyed a special status since it excelled in inexplicit evocation. For the same reason, the sketch, as a means of artistic expression, came to enjoy a higher status: it was even less specific than a finished painting in its powers of evocation and in its ability to generate meaning. For Delacroix and the Romantics, this lack of...
Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Electronic applications
Science, Maths & Technology

Electronic applications

...world would not be able to function without electronic systems. Using a variety of teaching material, including videos and interactive activities, this free course, Electronic applications, will show you how electronic systems can be found everywhere in communications, control and signal processing. It focusses on electronic filters, particularly digital filters. Note...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Getting started with German 2
Languages

Getting started with German 2

...world, in any time zone, whatever your motivation – leisure, professional development or academic. It’s the one stop shop for engaging with languages, professional communication and intercultural dialogue. Our short courses allow us to be agile and responsive to the needs of learners who want to be part of a global society. We offer non-accredited short courses in a...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Getting started with German 1
Languages

Getting started with German 1

...world, in any time zone, whatever your motivation – leisure, professional development or academic. It’s the one stop shop for engaging with languages, professional communication and intercultural dialogue. Our short courses allow us to be agile and responsive to the needs of learners who want to be part of a global society. We offer non-accredited short courses in a...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Approaching plays
History & The Arts

Approaching plays

...world within which their hut is a juvenile retreat, and a place of secrets. The rest of the scene is punctuated not only by the silences but by Joyce's calls to the two girls, and later we will see that the tension manifests itself in outright antagonism on the part of Angie...Approaching plays: 3 Stage directions - Here is a longer passage from the scene from A Doll's...
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The science of sperm
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sperm

...world, the mucus must provide protection against bacteria, but at the same time allow sperm to enter the womb and menstrual flow to find its way out. To accomplish this, the mucus contains thousands of fibres that help to make an intricate structure permeated by countless narrow channels. Sperm cells can make their way through the channels, but bacteria (which are far...