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The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love
Languages

The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love

...English equivalent. He reckons there's at least fourteen flavours of love...[Peach shaped like a heart] No emotion, surely, is as cherished and sought after as love. Yet on occasions such as Valentine’s day, we can often be misled into thinking that it consists solely in the swooning, star-crossed romance of falling deeply “in love”. But on reflection, love is far...
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Article 5 mins
Where are you really from?
Education & Development

Where are you really from?

...English, having been born in Aylesbury and brought up in Milton Keynes, England, the equation seems relatively straightforward. Until of course you see that I am a brown-skinned woman who wears a hijab with a foreign sounding name. The legitimacy of my ‘Englishness’ is suddenly called into question and the label can be a difficult pill for many people to swallow. As a...
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The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done

...English and Scottish governments establishing working parties to develop legislation and regulations analysing psychological risks to under-18s featured in performances, including television appearances. I contributed to this on behalf of the British Psychological Society (BPS). Our finding was of multiple risks, including harms such as distress, trauma, negative attitude...
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Article 10 mins
Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...everyday life Hear about the breath of areas in psychology and the diversity this field offers For anyone who is a psychology student, the presentations may also provide a chance to develop ideas for your own project or research study. Transcript The presentations took place on Thursday 27 January 2022 as part of the OpenTalks series of events run by The Open University...
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Video 2 hrs
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...everyday examples, it develops students’ confidence and skills in critically evaluating products around them – particularly consumer products. This course aims to inform ‘consumers’ of design (i.e. all of us) about one important characteristic of design. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Design...People-centred designing: Learning...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Politics
Society, Politics & Law

Politics

...everyday. Whether it be raising taxes, cutting budgets or going to war, there will always be opposition. The tracks on this album look at how governments make decisions, form policies and sometimes manipulate information to help their cause. The four video tracks focus on the GM debate. Audio tracks investigate how spin was used during the lead up to the war on Iraq, and...
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Audio 1 hr 19 mins
Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish
Languages

Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish

...everyday conversation to putting forward your point of view in a debate. Students will also have an opportunity to improve their grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary.This material is taken from The Open University Course L204 Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish... History of the Incas General introduction to the history of the Inca people and their influence,...
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Video 26 mins
Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
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Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...English throughout the course. You can also access a range of further free resources to support Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland, which is also now available as a Ukrainian language version....Week 1: Greetings: Introduction - Welcome to the first week of your Ukrainian course Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture. This week you’ll learn to greet...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs