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Global English
History & The Arts

Global English

...social networking which allow individuals to stay in touch simultaneously with friends, family and work colleagues with different language backgrounds. The evidence points to a growing tolerance of multiple standards in English and growing flexibility and fluidity in the use of English by global citizens. [Signage in English and Chinese [Image: Augapfel under CC-BY...
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What makes it hard for migrants to learn the language of their new home?
Languages

What makes it hard for migrants to learn the language of their new home?

...social type that is causing grief in modern diverse societies: the “Integrationsverweigerer;” literally someone who refuses to integrate, a “Verweigerer” is a “conscientious objector” or a “refusenik.” The principal characteristic of a “Integrationsverweigerer” is that they are not learning German and the German government is now planning to get tough...
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...work through seven sections in which you will engage with some of the major aspects of economic policy: What types of problems are governments concerned with? Which policy instruments do they have at their disposal? How do they make decisions about the effectiveness of alternative courses of action? One of the most challenging aspects of economic policy and decision...
Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...working on A Venetian Coronation 1595 actually do? In the model of recording western art music that held for large projects in 1990, and still holds in some cases today, the producers, who are responsible for bringing a recording such as this to the marketplace, take on two specific tasks. First comes the creative activity of selecting the music, choosing arrangements,...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
History & The Arts

Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons

...worked for decades to prevent the use of nuclear weapons, with the ultimate aim of abolishing them altogether. You will see how opposition to nuclear weapons has been an important cause on every continent. Beginning in 1945, this course will equip you with knowledge of the nature of anti-nuclear activism until the present day...In this free course you will learn about the...
OpenLearn supports Get Online Week
Education & Development

OpenLearn supports Get Online Week

...working with Good Things Foundation, the charity behind Get Online Week, to deliver a collection of introductory-level, easy to access, free resources, perfect for those with limited online access. The subjects have been selected to support Get Online Week’s key themes for 2023, and all OpenLearn course materials can be downloaded and accessed offline, if online access...
How is new organisational knowledge created in a virtual context?
Money & Business

How is new organisational knowledge created in a virtual context?

...working with the materiality of technology used, which enables them to: Mobilise multiple task-related voices when simultaneously interacting in multiple contexts Alter the boundaries of communication to suit the demands of the task at hand Textualize the ongoing experience of interaction with others and artifacts Read the paper: Baralou, E. and Tsoukas, H. (2015) ‘How...
The Intervention Initiative – A bystander education programme
Education & Development

The Intervention Initiative – A bystander education programme

...working with students. The evidence has produced an imperative for universities to act. This resource is a response to that imperative. The Intervention Initiative is a free resource for universities and further education settings in England, developed in 2014 by the University of the West of England on receipt of a grant from Public Health England. It is an...