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English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...human race has developed throughout its history, risen to such a position of prominence? Figure 2: The use of English around the world The emergence of English as a global language is not the end of the story, though. The fact that English is now established as an important linguistic force in countless communities around the world does not mean that there is little more...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Voice-leading analysis of music 3: the background
History & The Arts

Voice-leading analysis of music 3: the background

...Humanities. The materials upon which this course is based have been authored by Robert Samuels...Voice-leading analysis of music 3: the background: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe the nature of the background structure of a piece of tonal music understand the difference between analysis which is definitely right or wrong and...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
More or Less: interview with Tim Harford
Science, Maths & Technology

More or Less: interview with Tim Harford

...resources than ever, I think the average standard of journalism isn’t any better at all. So, why, assuming you’re right, why have we moved away from just taking down stories in The Daily Mail and The Sun and The Telegraph and The Guardian? And I think the answer is probably because we’ve been doing this for a long time, and we like a little bit of variety so we...
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Audio 20 mins
Presenting information
Digital & Computing

Presenting information

...National Statistics website: Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Perspectives on social work: individual stories
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perspectives on social work: individual stories

...resources, they also support the free online courses An introduction to social work, in which you can read more about working with individuals and the importance of biography, and An introduction to social work in Wales, in which you will learn about the importance of the Welsh context and its impact on social work in Wales...Perspectives on social work: Individual...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...resources in order to respond to this new threat to society. And, just as Becker suggested, the process of labelling had effects on those being labelled – such that Mods and Rockers tried to live up to their new public reputations: learning to perform their roles in the drama. Cohen used the idea of a ‘deviancy amplification spiral’ in which the media’s...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Hadrian's Rome
History & The Arts

Hadrian's Rome

...resources that may be available to you. Remember to be mindful of the nature of the information that you use and evaluate its reliability. Hadrian was a much-travelled emperor, so for the purposes of this exercise you may wish to focus your information gathering on how Hadrian came to power and the time he spent in Rome. Don’t spend too long on this activity. An hour...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Getting started with French 3
Languages

Getting started with French 3

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Introduction: Introduction - Bonjour. This two-week course offers you the opportunity to learn how to ask for directions. Starting with the basic vocabulary you’ll progress towards being able to say more and more, ask questions and understand replies. Little by...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs