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Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?
Languages

Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?

...out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. What is language? Language is a method of communication, which contains a structured system consisting of a set of sounds, written symbols and signs. It describes how we share norms, values, meaning, culture and perspectives of the world with others who understand the same language system. All...
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Article 10 mins
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...out, and subsist in a pure, innocent state, is wishful thinking. We can, perhaps, make pragmatic guesses about what a child can understand, or what is irrelevant to the child and might thus be ignored – but these are only guesses. And if one is prepared simply to believe that books do not have the potential to pass on subliminal messages, then why are we as a culture so...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Diagrams, charts and graphs
Science, Maths & Technology

Diagrams, charts and graphs

...out vertically (as in the nutrition panel) or horizontally (as in the tea experiment). Each column or row heading should indicate what is being measured and the unit of measurement. (Columns are vertical; rows are horizontal.) A table is not merely a convenient way of presenting data. It can often facilitate comparisons and can lead to conclusions that would have been...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?

...out between one pair of women friends: Woman 1: ‘What would you save from a fire?’ Woman 2: (holding a placard with the word ‘Animals’ written on it): laughs. (Cole and Stewart, 2016) This extract is from an article for the BSA (British Sociological Society) online magazine, Discover Society. The ‘confusion’ it highlights invites social scientific...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Croeso: Beginners' Welsh
Languages

Croeso: Beginners' Welsh

...out this short survey...Croeso: beginners' Welsh: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: greet people and give an introduction in Welsh understand the numbers 0-10 in Welsh understand the days of the week in Welsh exchange basic personal information...Croeso: beginners' Welsh: 1.1 Aims of the course - The main aim of Croeso is to teach you...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...out the orange peel. Cuts can be made in the oceans but, for this kind of projection to be used to represent the whole world, it is necessary to make a cut into the Asian continent southwards from the north coast. Clearly, this is a problem if you are interested in that part of the world! Because no projection can truly represent the globe (the world) we need to be aware...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Developing high trust work relationships
Money & Business

Developing high trust work relationships

...out. This in turn has the potential to lead to a number of outcomes, in particular a number of behavioural and attitudinal outcomes. These consequences or outcomes are explored in the next section...Developing high trust work relationships: 6 Behavioural consequences: increased performance - Trust has been found to be positively associated with increased levels of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Using Turnitin effectively: building integrity into your writing
Education & Development

Using Turnitin effectively: building integrity into your writing

...out. It's there to help you do better. Video 1 When you open your Turnitin report, start by remembering that it is a learning tool, not a judgement or a ‘plagiarism score’. The overall percentage does not tell you whether there is a problem. What matters is understanding where the matches appear, why they are there, and what you may need to revise. Follow these six...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs