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Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials

...family and how that translates in business settings appreciate the importance of speaking a little Chinese say some greetings in Chinese. This OpenLearn taster course is an adapted extract from the Open University short course LG002 Chinese business culture essentials...Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials: 1 What is culture? - What do you think of...

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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs

Health, Sports & Psychology

Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs

...families. The government is currently exploring amendments to existing law to create a shared understanding, which will support a clearer response to this problem. This change in the law will treat the people perpetrating the exploitation as criminals and the children and young people as victims. At the moment this isn’t always so, partly because children in this...

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Video 5 mins

History & The Arts

Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing

...history. It is practiced in every society in the world, its importance undiminished in modern times. The tracks on this album focus on English Folk singing, the traditions behind the songs, and the stories behind the traditions. Performances from folk singer Norma Waterson complete the fascinating journey through English folk heritage. This material is drawn from The Open...

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Audio 39 mins

Health, Sports & Psychology

Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage

...history of the sickle-shaped cell Starting with the first diagnosis, we trace the history of sickle cell disease. We also visit the world of statistics to discover how many children are born with the illness. Sickle cell and the gene What is sickle cell disease? And if it cannot be caught or contracted, who is at risk and what are their chances of inheriting it? Slave...

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Audio 29 mins

History & The Arts

Shakespeare: A critical analysis

...history... Shakespeare: A cultural icon Why has Shakespeare become such a cultural hero? Shakespeare and popular culture How Shakespeare has influenced contemporary popular culture. Shakespeare: A critical analysis How we use our personal influences and theoretical positions to inform our reading of Shakespeare. New historicism and cultural materialism A discussion...

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Audio 56 mins

Society, Politics & Law

Universities, empires and refugees

...histories has a longer history. In the United States, for example, there has long been calls for education to be more representative of Indigenous peoples and Black communities. More recently, since 2015 the UK National Union of Students has been running two campaigns, ‘Why is my curriculum white’ and #LiberateMyDegree, to examine the issue of decolonisation....

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Article 5 mins

History & The Arts

The Dates of the Buddha

...History of India”, vol. 1 (1922), we find the following statement: There is now a general agreement among scholars that Buddha died within a few years of 480 B.C. Statements like this are found in many books of world history, Indian history and history of religions. If this claim were correct, then it would be the earliest accurate date known in Indian history. The...

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Article 5 mins

Education & Development

Reflecting on Race at The Open University

...History Month reflects on race and ethnicity at The Open University...In October 2020, The Open University’s BME network put on over 30 events for Black History month, facilitated by colleagues from all four faculties and other units across the university. One of the events was a full-day online conference, which was focused on Reflecting on Race. The event was opened...

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Video 3 hrs

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