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History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee

...English (an implicit act of translation takes place her between reading and first written response). Second: both Russian and Norwegian literature –specifically Tolstoy and Ibsen – was read in French translation, and not in English, despite the availability of these works in English translations. Third: half the titles read were fiction, more than all the other genres...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology
Education & Development

Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology

...English is an official language (Appiah, 2004). Whiteness seems to be global in its power yet very personal in its meaning, invisibly forging a subjective sense of self and yet alsocapable of building geo-political alliances spanning history and continents. Being born in Ghana I’ve always known I’m not Black but my Whiteness is not something I see easily in the...
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Video 30 mins
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
Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...English law has dealt with this issue and how future laws may also be influenced by it...Human rights and law: 3.2 What is the European Convention on Human Rights? - In the aftermath of the Second World War there were public disclosures of huge numbers of cases of brutal, inhuman and tyrannical treatment of people, frequently within the civilian populations of occupied...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 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