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Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert
Languages

Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert

...English-language translation. [A truck drives through the Big Sandy Desert] A truck drives across the Great Sandy Desert Lamprey wrote about how much fun he and the women had during the making of the video in a blog post. The women elders, such as Payi Payi and Manaya who are featured in the video, play a central role in the life of the community. As members of the...
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Past-Time Lover: Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof

...English and even got into some Lithuanian and Italian. Alongside modern languages, I also studied classical languages such as Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, while at school. I am, in fact, passionate about languages! Where I grew up, on the Polish-Russian border, racial and national conflicts were common place. It caused me much sadness and frustration to witness...
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Casgliad llesiant a iechyd meddwl
Health, Sports & Psychology

Casgliad llesiant a iechyd meddwl

...English. [Wales logos] Datblygwyd y casgliad hwn gyda chyllid gan Gyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru. Fe’i cyflawnwyd gan Y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru mewn partneriaeth â Phrifysgol Glyndŵr Wrecsam, Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales a Chymdeithas Myfyrwyr y Brifysgol Agored. Myfyrwyr llawn a rhan amser, ar draws y tri darparwr addysg, fu’n gyfrifol am...
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What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?
Education & Development

What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?

...English school system that have intensified since 2010 have produced a hybrid system of accountability in which numerous bodies compete and collaborate to provide educational governance. These reforms have also led to a serious planning deficit in terms of school places. This lack of strategic foresight is all the more concerning given that none of these issues have come...
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Why Glasgow’s ‘Bolshevist Uprising’ in 1919 wasn’t quite the red threat to UK many believed
History & The Arts

Why Glasgow’s ‘Bolshevist Uprising’ in 1919 wasn’t quite the red threat to UK many believed

...English regiments to Glasgow as it could not trust Scottish soldiers to intervene against fellow workers; yet both English and Scottish regiments were deployed. And while there were demands for a Scottish republic at that time, they were marginal compared to the present day. Legacy More importantly, the events were a major milestone for the worker movement. The strike was...
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The People on the Notes: Jane Austen
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Jane Austen

...English’ that they can be regarded as being as good as Bank of England gold. The detail of the image is also illuminating. The portrait of Austen shows her as a young woman – not, at any rate, in her forties – and rather prettified by comparison even to Victorian prettifications. [Painting of Jane Austen ] Strangely, the quotation from Pride and Prejudice that runs...
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Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching

...everyday millions of users translate billions of characters with its help, or the help of the similarly successful Google Translate. Research shows that 99% of language students at the OU – and indeed 100% of language teachers! – are familiar with online machine translation tools. Many students like these tools for enabling them to quickly look up words and phrases....
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Why you should visit the OpenLearn sustainability hub
Nature & Environment

Why you should visit the OpenLearn sustainability hub

...everyday choices connect to the bigger picture and find practical ways to support the goals that matter most to you. 2. It covers lots of topics Whatever part of sustainability sparks your interest - climate change, biodiversity, ethical fashion, food systems, or circular economies - there’s something for you. The hub brings together a wide mix of content that makes...
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