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...English rescources. Boost your digital skills The ability to use information and communication technologies is becoming increasingly important to employers. Learn how to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information with these free courses. Go after your dream job Do you want to work in healthcare? Maybe construction is more up your street? Perhaps you'd like to...
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...English language! We want all of our content to be a place for engagement with our learners, so please leave comments and if there’s something you want to know on a topic that’s not covered in the podcast, then ask away! And if there’s a subject, a course or a topic on OpenLearn you think would make a good podcast episode, then let us know. So head on over to...
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Using art and creative methods to interrogate identity, citizenship and migration
Society, Politics & Law

Using art and creative methods to interrogate identity, citizenship and migration

...particularly if you are interested in thinking about what participation means today, what national, supra-national and local identities mean, and how research is relevant for our everyday lives. This connects to many of the current and future modules in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, but will be of interest to those of you with other study interests as well....
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Hanukkah: a festival of light
History & The Arts

Hanukkah: a festival of light

...everyday and ceremonial life were banned. A resistance movement succeeded and set about restoring local life, albeit with at least tacit recognition that the new superpower would continue to dominate the region. During the conflict Jerusalem’s temple had been desecrated. So here’s why light and oil are central to Hanukkah: in restoring the temple to its religious...
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Think like a scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Think like a scientist

...Everyday food stuffs such as potatoes and apples contain water, but have you ever wondered how much? The answer may surprise you. Cucumber experiment: How to measure osmosis in a cucumber By recording what happens when you drop cucumber into salty water you'll learn about an important process called osmosis. Ice tray experiment: changing states of matter How the physical...
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Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of 'migration control'
Society, Politics & Law

Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of 'migration control'

...everyday life, including from the rule of law. This is a displacement driven by policy, not migration. And it is a worrying trend. [Notting Hill Carnival 2014] Notting Hill Carnival has taken place in London since 1966 and is a multi-cultural celebration Gradually removing rights While this process was certainly in motion long before, the 1971 Immigration Act marked an...
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People with dementia and meaning in music
Health, Sports & Psychology

People with dementia and meaning in music

...everyday world becomes increasingly harder to make sense of. Singing in a group provides a social outlet for women and men living with the condition and their partners (or other family members). Making music can also help people come to terms with the diagnosis and cope with their condition (Osman et al, 2014). In turn, music can provide comfort and help them maintain a...
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Introduction to Arabic
Education & Development

Introduction to Arabic

...English transliteration. Listen carefully to the audio, and repeat the letters you hear. Before you move to joining letters in the next section, learning to write independent letters is highly recommended. [Described image] Figure 1 Arabic alphabet Audio 1 Table 1 Arabic letters TRANSLITERATION THE LETTER’S NAME IN ENGLISH THE LETTER’S NAME IN ARABIC THE LETTER...
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