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Ouverture: Intermediate French
Languages

Ouverture: Intermediate French

...adult education classes, time spent in French-speaking countries, regular contact with French-speaking people or other sources. The course materials are carefully designed to develop the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. They also contain activities focusing on practicing language structures, grammatical explanations and learning...
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Video 12 mins
Understanding autism Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...adult child. As time passes, parents themselves are likely to become less able to care. This may then impact on siblings, who by this time may have children of their own. You will learn more about the situation of autistic adults in Week 7...Week 6: Family life and education: 1.5 Family resilience - Families with one or more autistic members have often been noted as...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Do enforced language tests help migrants integrate more smoothly?
Languages

Do enforced language tests help migrants integrate more smoothly?

...adults who arrive in Australia under different visa classes. This policy will inevitably lead to two classes of permanent Australian residents, one of them an underclass without access to the privileges of citizenship. Is this what the Australian government wants? It is beyond question that English is the national language of Australia but we also need to recognize that...
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Article 5 mins
We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education
Education & Development

We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education

...adults. Furthermore, of those adults, it is likely that most respondents will have been home-educating mothers (or female adult). These responses were discussed in the Photovoice stage of the research where young people were able to discuss their part in answering the survey. Graph 1: Q5 Indicate how much value you place on the given statements (Highest Value –v- Lowest...
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Article 5 mins
Your Health in Your Hands - PHBs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Your Health in Your Hands - PHBs

...care. Case study 4: Motor Neurone Disease In this case study we hear from Martin Harrison who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2004. He lives in Thornaby-on-Tees in North Yorkshire with his wife and two daughters. Case study 3: Schizophrenia In this case study we hear from Andrew Voice. He has schizophrenia and spent 20 years in and out of asylums before...
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Audio 1 hr 7 mins
Assisted dying or non-assisted living?
Society, Politics & Law

Assisted dying or non-assisted living?

...cared for him and jollied him along as best we could. When his blood pressure and pulse suddenly plummeted, he was admitted to the local A&E where complete heart block was diagnosed. The solution, we were told, was a pacemaker. Knowing that any procedure, even a short hospital stay, would distress Dad, I asked if there was an alternative treatment including a do-nothing...
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Article 10 mins
‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis

...Care courses and qualifications. ‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem.’ These are the words my husband said a lot when he was battling MND. We also used to frequently say ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’. Indeed, during his illness we did everything we could to keep his spirits up after being told he had six months to two years to...
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Article 5 mins
OpenLearn's response to the pandemic
Education & Development

OpenLearn's response to the pandemic

...caring responsibilities and 37.6% had an annual household income under £20,000. During one of the most unprecedented and challenging periods of recent human history, OpenLearn’s inclusive, innovative and responsive work has positively impacted millions of people: 73.9% said using OpenLearn had improved confidence in their ability to study and 45.3% thought it had...
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Article 10 mins