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James Berry: Windrush songs
History & The Arts

James Berry: Windrush songs

...writing? James Berry was born in Jamaica in 1924, but moved to England during the wave of immigration from the West Indies led by the Empire Windrush. From a young age Berry had an interest in language, and showed an aptitude for spoken word and through writing soon realised he could explore the world from different perspectives. He became part of a new generation of...
Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research
Languages

Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research

...creativity and the channelling of different ideas and sources. So, I will turn to my desk to write, just like Bowie sighs and sings I will sit right down, waiting for the gift of sound and vision - Sound And Vision Transcript Further reading Jean Racine, Andromaque in Œuvres complètes, edited by Raymond Picard and published by Gallimard, 1990. The play was written in...
So you've written your novel, what now?
History & The Arts

So you've written your novel, what now?

...Writing a novel is pretty darn impressive. Lots of people have the big dream but never actually type 'The End'. If you've managed to do that, then you've achieved a lot already. Well done! So what's next? If you want to see your book on library and bookstore shelves, your best bet is to get a literary agent to represent your work. Many publishing houses don't accept what...
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Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...creative solutions for problems that no-one has yet considered. With this in mind, we will explore three big themes that are challenging the world itself and therefore education: the environment, demographic changes and the impact of technological advances. The key question is: is education fit for this future? You will be invited to look to the future and to reflect on...
Looking globally: the future of education
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...creative solutions for problems that no-one has yet considered. Is education fit for the future in your context? What do you think the purpose of education should be? How should it respond to global drivers of change? In this free course you'll reflect on possible purposes for education. You'll then look to the future to think about what educationalists can do to fit the...
Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages

...writing and reading and also communicative interaction cultural awareness and the willingness to participate and to take risks. So it’s important to understand the importance of assessment in a learner’s language development, in particular what should be assessed and how. This unit is for beginner teachers of MFL in secondary schools. It starts by looking at what it...
Getting started with Chinese 3
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 3

...writing and reading through a variety of online activities that will allow you to enjoy the full experience of immersing into the Chinese language and culture. This OpenLearn course is an extract from the beginning of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXC003 Beginners Chinese 3: 开始吧 kāishĭ ba! After completing this free course, you may wish...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Joe Smith - Overview of Projects
Nature & Environment

Joe Smith - Overview of Projects

...Creative Climate. One of the things we try and do with Creative Climate is to get people to reveal whether they’re feeling more optimistic or less as they look out across the next five or ten years. Well, I suspect I’m going to make a rather similar conclusion to the last time I did a diary, and that’s that the natural environmental science of global environmental...