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George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...English literature. Likewise, the adjective ‘Orwellian’ (first used by the novelist Mary McCarthy in 1950) has now passed into the English language. Few people who have read Nineteen Eighty-Four ever forget it. Before going on to study Nineteen Eighty-Four in more depth, you will first explore more about Orwell himself – and the political experiences which informed...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...English Grammar. Brief definitions of words in bold can be found in the Glossary at the end of this course...Grammar matters: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand that grammar can be seen as a flexible and useful tool for meaning making understand how grammar and vocabulary choices together create a range of different meanings...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Beginners’ German: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ German: food and drink

...English sounds ‘sh’ and ‘ck’. Hören Sie und sprechen Sie nach. ich – mich – dich ➜ Ich trinke Milch. ➜ Trinkst du Milch? ➜ Ja, Milch für mich. ➜ Und für dich? ➜ Ich trinke nichts. ➜ Nimmst du ein Brötchen? ➜ Natürlich! ➜ Isst du gern griechisch? ➜ Nein, überhaupt nicht. ➜ Aber ich esse sehr gern chinesisch. ➜ Audio 7...Beginners'...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Can your friend be your therapist?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can your friend be your therapist?

...of recovery as lived in everyday experience.’ Journal of Mental Health 17, 2, 129-140. BACP https://www.bacp.co.uk/crs/Training/whatiscounselling.php Collins Dictionary http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/therapy Leach, J. (2015) Improving Mental Health through Social Support: Building Positive and Empowering Relationships. London: Jessica Kingsley....
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Article 10 mins
European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?
Health, Sports & Psychology

European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?

...English Premiership stars, such as Hugo Lloris, N’Golo Kante, Anthony Martial and Dimitri Payet, as well as world stars like Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann. Their will have become increasingly focused after the November terrorist attacks in Paris. The argument against a French triumph is a potential quarter or semi-final against the Germans. Making up the final four...
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Article 10 mins
The Experience and Memory of 11 November 1918
History & The Arts

The Experience and Memory of 11 November 1918

...12 November 1918, p. 7. [9] Cited in Samuel Hynes, A War Imagined: The First World War and English Culture (London: Pimlico, 1992), p.255. [10] Robert Graves, Good-bye to All That (London: Jonathan Cape, 1929), p. 344. [11] Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth (1933; repr., London: Penguin, 2005), p. 463. [12] Cited in Brown, The Imperial War Museum Book of 1918, p. 285....
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Article 10 mins
What is Double Jeopardy?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Double Jeopardy?

...English law has had the double jeopardy rule for over 800 years, but it was partially abolished in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Scotland would follow in 2011). In certain, very limited circumstances a person who was acquitted of a crime can now be investigated and put on trial once more. But why was this change made? One of the key...
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Article 15 mins
Olympics 2021: The story of how a small Shropshire town influenced the modern Olympic movement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Olympics 2021: The story of how a small Shropshire town influenced the modern Olympic movement

...English town has closer links than most to the modern Olympics...Despite the perception that it was Baron Pierre de Coubertin who revived the modern Olympic Games there were in fact many Olympic events taking place throughout Europe before Coubertin was even born. One of these, set in the small Shropshire town of Much Wenlock, has been widely considered by sports...
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Article 10 mins