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Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year

...writing and how they are still relevant. What does tiger represent in your culture? The Chinese New Year festival season will last until 15 February which is known as the Lantern Festival. [Lanterns for Chinese New Year] Celebrate the new year by dipping into some of our fantastic resources on China and Chinese. In addition to those free resources, you may also wish to...
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Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child
Education & Development

Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child

...writing, are not natural for children. Most children have vivid imaginations and acting out their thoughts and feelings through imaginative play is very natural for them. They call it playing! What is the point of this game? You may have heard about experts using play as a therapy with children, but in fact there is no great mystery to this activity. It can be a fun way...
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Ten tips for students starting university
Education & Development

Ten tips for students starting university

...write a CV 9: Avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism [Student looking stressed] Dealing with a lengthy assignment during a hectic part of your life can be tough. Developing good academic practice is essential - our interactive drama 'All my own work' sheds more light on the subject... All my own work 10: Enjoy yourself, but be aware of the impact of alcohol [Three young men...
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Get ready for beginners’ French Badge icon
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Get ready for beginners’ French

...writing or music. Language learners also develop broader intercultural communication skills, giving them greater ability to interact with people from diverse cultures, whether they speak the same language or not. Fun: There is something for everyone in language learning. You might enjoy the nitty gritty of grammar, or the performance aspect of speaking a new language, or...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief

...write. What helped me? Daily journaling helped me off load during Alan’s illness. Turning my notes into a book helped me navigate my way through grief. I was also lucky enough to have bereavement support from Marie Curie counsellors and the charity Cruse. I carried on writing in my journal after Alan died, but in the form of letters to him. To help me deal with his...
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Life on the wall: Vindolanda
History & The Arts

Life on the wall: Vindolanda

...writing tablets provide brilliant shafts of light on aspects of daily life than would otherwise remain entirely unknown. The names of hundreds of individuals have appeared, ranging from senior commanding officers to private soldiers, from officers’ wives to personal slaves, and from the Governor of Britain’s groom to baths orderlies, brewers, pig keepers, pharmacists...
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Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs

...write it down in this journal. Noticing this often also stops it! Reflecting on what is in the journal may help you recognise the most common self-limiting beliefs to work on. The Rubber Band Technique. This method can feel a bit self-conscious at first but is one of the quickest ways to change thinking. Wear a rubber band around your wrist: tight enough to stay on and...
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Article 10 mins
Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list

...Writing for The Conversation, Mark Beeson weighs the corrosive effects of repeated incidents across France: France occupies a unique place in the history of Western civilisation in particular and “civilised” values more generally. There’s a lot to be said for secular states, as recent events remind us. Putting the priests and the mullahs in their place and throwing...
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