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Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...out beautiful and sometimes ugly, according to the understanding [ingenium] and skill [artificium] of the artist’ (Belting, 1994, p. 533). A work of art during the medieval and Renaissance period was expected to be of high quality as well as purposeful. The chronicler of England and France during the Hundred Years War, Jean Froissart (c.1337–c.1405), made a clear...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring languages and cultures
Languages

Exploring languages and cultures

...out his French 1 How does the shopkeeper respond to Dave’s efforts to address her in French? Answer The shopkeeper consistently replies to Dave in English. 2 Why do you think the shopkeeper answers the way she does, despite the fact that Dave addresses her in French? Answer We can only speculate why people like the shopkeeper respond in their own language, but such...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
Partnerships and networks in work with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Partnerships and networks in work with young people

...out from time to time. Dancers may be coordinating their movements with others, as partners might establish a pattern and a set of ‘rules’ that govern their work. Alternatively, a caller might be keeping them in step; a concern expressed by some small voluntary organisations is that they have to dance to the tune called by a larger organisation with more ‘clout’....
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The use of force in international law
Society, Politics & Law

The use of force in international law

...out a customary international law definition of the right to self-defence. It originates from a dispute between the British Government and the US Secretary of State regarding the destruction of an American vessel in an American port by British subjects. The reason behind this act was the use of the vessel to transport munitions and groups of Americans, who were conducting...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...out that these phrases were code. Code language can be really useful, if you want to keep information between certain groups of people only, but when talking about end-of-life care, it can actually, be quite unhelpful. It can make it really unclear for the dying person and those around them, to know what's going on and what they might be able to do. There's lots of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Data and processes in computing
Digital & Computing

Data and processes in computing

...out of stock), the name and address of the supplier, discount rates for multiple purchases, etc Barcodes such as 5000119004048 can be interpreted as whole numbers. Whole numbers are called integers. Integers may be positive, negative or zero. (The codes for weighed items are also usually whole numbers.) Prices and weights are not ordinarily presented as whole numbers. In...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon
Languages

Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon

...out loud as you can. This helps you to memorise language and to become familiar with pronouncing the sounds. Practise intonation (varying the pitch of your voice). For example, read out the transcripts while you play the extracts, imitating the rise and fall in the speakers' voices...Beginners' French: A trip to Avignon: 2.1.2 - Activité 9 1. Look at the following icons...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...out-of-school geography’ that students will have encountered over the last few weeks. Activity 1 Views of geography Timing: Allow about 15 minutes Ask young people and some adults what they think learning geography involves. Ask adults about their views of geography now, as well as when they were learning it at school. What has led to their views? What are the most...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs