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Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept

...writing. The pleasure of inner work: e.g., using reading to learn about oneself, to imagine oneself in different situations and consider options. However, this study of the young people’s perceptions, indicates that only their intellectual pleasure was directly fostered in school. Wilhelm (2016) urges educators to recognize the central role of pleasure and its linked...
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Effective communication in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...writing will keep you focused, even if you never need to refer to the notes after the event. If there are just too many distractions, tell the speaker at the earliest opportunity and suggest you move to a different place or delay the conversation until it is quieter. Finally, make sure that you are not the cause of the distraction. Playing with your pen, or looking at...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...Write down two or three examples under each of the two headings below: Systems in your home Systems outside the home Discussion Your examples of systems might be very different from mine, but here's my list: In my home there are systems such as the stereo system, my (not very efficient) personal filing system, the central heating system. Systems outside the home include:...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Extending and developing your thinking skills
Education & Development

Extending and developing your thinking skills

...writing make the most of the opportunities a higher education course provides for developing skills...Extending and developing your thinking skills: 1 Overview - This course provides an introduction to thinking skills and ways of extending and developing your thinking. But why do you need to do this? Take a few moments to reflect on your reasons for looking at this course...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Intermediate Italian: describing people
Languages

Intermediate Italian: describing people

...write a short description of them...Intermediate Italian: describing people: 1 Physical appearance - In this section you will work on describing people’s physical appearance in Italian. [Described image] Figure 1...Intermediate Italian: describing people: Describing people's faces - In this first activity you will work on the vocabulary and structures you will need to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Rugby tackles homophobia
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby tackles homophobia

...writes Dr Helen Owton...With the Men’s Rugby World Cup in the news currently, the shining a light on the sport of rugby shows it appearing to be making strides to tackle homophobia in sport. The most recent TV advert from Guinness stars Gareth Thomas telling his story about coming out to his team. A longer video features an interview with him about how he felt as a gay...
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Student-Parents: It’s a juggling act
Education & Development

Student-Parents: It’s a juggling act

...writing by exploring helpful web resources (An example of a study skills resource at the OU), and was able to combine student-parent life much better than in my first year, with the support of my friends that circled round my daughter and me. Funding is often high on student-parent’s agenda. I recognise that the Higher Education landscape was quite different in 2005...
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Article 10 mins
Saving capitalists from themselves?
Society, Politics & Law

Saving capitalists from themselves?

...write about southern Africa, where former Mozambican president Armando Guebuza took an incredible $2 bn in secret loans. Credit Suisse was a main lender and Christine Lagarde called the loans "corrupt". Faced with such a shameless elite, voters have turned to Recep Erdogan in Turkey, Narandra Modi in India, and Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines - big men who promise to...
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