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Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around

...become familiar with ways of talking about approximate distance to or from a place. LAS RAMBLAS The ramblais an urban feature virtually unique to Catalonia, and there is one in most Catalan towns. Originally, the Rambla of Barcelona was a seasonal river bed, the name deriving from an Arabic word for river bank, ramla. Different sections of the Rambla in Barcelona have...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...become technologically advanced and modern. Such a view of development gives rise to an established perspective that sees a stark divide between the wealthy and powerful ‘developed’ countries of the global ‘North’ and the poorer, marginalised ‘developing’ countries of the global ‘South’. You will explore the arguments for questioning and potentially moving...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
An introduction to electronics
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to electronics

...becomes the input to a loudspeaker, the speaker’s cone vibrates back and forth 440 times per second, creating a sound wave that you would hear as the note A. In a perfect world, the sound made by a loudspeaker would be exactly the same as the original sound, with perfect fidelity. In practice, converting the sound to voltages and back to sound is an imperfect process,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring Religion in London
History & The Arts

Exploring Religion in London

...become full to the brim. In fact, we are looking into building a purpose-built facility which could hold up to 5,000, such is the demand from people wanting to visit us to worship. The service officially begins with an opening prayer led by a member of the congregation. This leads into a time of continuous praise and worship. The congregation is led by the choir through...
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Video 30 mins
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...becomes extremely small. It is a process that cannot be studied with the naked eye - or even with a conventional microscope. In principle, a typical raindrop - say, 2 mm across - could be halved in volume 67 times before a single particle that is still recognisably water emerges. The 68th division by two, like the halving of a single cow, would destroy the water. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...become popular with those experiencing financial hardship during the Great Depression. ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, on the other hand, has since become well-known as an anthem for football fans and especially for Liverpool Football Club, whose association with the song since the 1960s intensified after the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. V-Discs are therefore a clear...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...become acquainted with Amphiaraos and his cult site at Oropos, you’ll now think more about the types of ancient evidence available to you about the god and his sanctuary. Activity 4 Timing: Allow around 20 minutes for this activity Using the Introductory Guide once again, make a list of the different types of ancient evidence we can use to find out about the Amphiareion...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
EPQs: writing up your dissertation
Education & Development

EPQs: writing up your dissertation

...students, but it will be relevant for the EPQ. Quoting others There will be points in your dissertation when you want to present ideas that have come from someone else’s work. How can you do this while avoiding plagiarism? Identify your sources If you have used an image, graph or chart created by someone else, identify where the image has come from and who made it....
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