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Exploring the classical world
History & The Arts

Exploring the classical world

...English. The material is drawn from The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world... Exploring the classical world A brief introduction to this album. Interpreting Homer Reading' classical texts and the differing philosophies of translation, with a dramatised example from the Lattimore translation of Homer's Odyssey. Homer's people Metaphor, imagery,...
Shakespeare: A critical analysis
History & The Arts

Shakespeare: A critical analysis

...audience experience Audience interaction and expectation of Shakespeare's plays. Evaluating Shakespeare's work Concluding opinions assessing Shakespeare and his reputation. Shakespeare: Original pronunciation An introduction by David and Ben Crystal to the 'Original Pronunciation' production of Shakespeare and what they reveal about the history of the English language....
Supporting children’s learning in the early years
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in the early years

...English. Information and sharing Three mothers discuss the importance of sharing information with learning practitioners, and how this two-way process can invigorate the development of children and their individuality. ICT and learning Sinead Donnelly, a primary one teacher in Northern Ireland, talks about the fantastic possibilities available when using audio/visual...
Raymond Williams and Leonardo Sciascia: Intellectuals At the Margins
Society, Politics & Law

Raymond Williams and Leonardo Sciascia: Intellectuals At the Margins

...English edition as Salt in the Wound) was based on his experience as a schoolteacher in his hometown. His descriptions of poverty, fascism, and corruption in the Church and town hall were based on real events and became dominant themes in his later writing. Education informed their respective interrogations of wider cultures. Williams’s writing on culture was influenced...
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...everyday domestic activities can sustain learning. You will consider how the traditions and cultural practices of the community to which the family belongs filters through to the child’s experiences. In doing so you will think about why such influences may not have a uniform impact from family to family. You will also explore how learning is a two way experience for...
Could volunteering be bad for our health?
Society, Politics & Law

Could volunteering be bad for our health?

...English communities, describing this as a form of citizen participation. In a lively blog piece one of the authors, Mark Gamsu, stated “I think that there is a strong relationship between the number and quality of volunteers and the effectiveness of work to increase participation.” He may be right (and we certainly need more evidence on the relationship between these...
Should we read John Locke today?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we read John Locke today?

...English philosopher, educator and political writer. Over the course of an eventful life he lived through the English Civil Wars, the violent overthrows of two kings (Charles I and James II) and the rapid expansion of English colonialism and slave-trading across the Atlantic. As well as producing the foundations of a new philosophical approach to knowledge based on...
Narratives of COVID
Health, Sports & Psychology

Narratives of COVID

...everyday life on a global scale. At The Open University, we reached out to students, staff and alumni to hear about their experiences. ...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Social Care qualification. These have been collated into a book – Narratives of COVID: loss, dying, death and grief during COVID-19 with over 30 authors from the OU contributing....