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Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...think are the function and meaning of the song (i.e. when is it normally performed)? Discussion I cannot remember exactly how or where I learned this song, but I am sure that I picked it up from other people. The song is of course customarily performed at birthday celebrations – it brings a group of friends or relatives together in sending birthday wishes to a loved...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Getting started with German 2
Languages

Getting started with German 2

...Think of gern as meaning ‘with pleasure’. Activity 1 Complete the sentences below by following the prompt and adding the correct form of essen or trinken in the gap. The sentences will also show where in the adverb gern should be placed. Here is an example: Complete this question using the correct form of essen: Was _________Sie gern zum Frühstück? Answer: Was essen...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Getting started with Italian 1
Languages

Getting started with Italian 1

...think about aspects you enjoy and aspects you find challenging and reflect on how you can overcome these challenges; this will help you consolidate your learning as well as adapt your own practice to your own learning style. Throughout the course, you will be invited to reflect on your learning in the consolidation activities at the end of each week. There is also a...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga
History & The Arts

Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga

...think about how the city compares with other cities you have encountered. Look out for how the buildings and streets are arranged, for buildings such as temples or arches, for architectural decoration and also the language of the inscriptions. Also look out for things that seem different. You will find it useful to refer to the plan of Thugga (Plate 1a and 1b) as you...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables

...think about how you would draw one by hand. The steps involved in constructing the boxplot in Figure 1.1 for the data set of β endorphin concentrations are as follows. First, a convenient scale is drawn covering the extent of the data. Since the minimum is 66 and the maximum is 414, a scale from 0 to 500 (say) is suitable in this case. The boxplot is drawn against this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Meiosis and mitosis
Science, Maths & Technology

Meiosis and mitosis

...Think back to our original pure-breeding parents (Figure 7). The white-grained parent was gg and any crosses between individuals of that variety would involve only g gametes. All offspring, therefore, must also be gg. Hence this is a pure-breeding variety because all breeding within the variety would lead to offspring that have the same character. Similarly, all the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic

...system, the policy of on-train revenue protection was suspended to ensure conductors and ticket examiners did not have close contact with passengers that could put both at risk. Additional "barriers" and new practices were also brought in so that these same workers could maintain a 2-metre distance while on board. For example, on longer trains, coaches could be locked out...
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Article 10 mins
Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...think that our musical events are purely means by which musical sounds are transmitted from performer to listener, but in reality there are always other factors involved. The next example deals with some of these issues in a little more depth. Our focus this time is on the occasion on which music is performed – the performance event. We will be investigating the context...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs