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Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations
History & The Arts

Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations

...writings, which are discussed in detail...This free course, Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations, considers some of the different ways of reading Great Expectations, based on the type of genre the book belongs to. This is one of the most familiar and fundamental ways of approaching literary texts. The novel broadens the scope of study of a realist novel, in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Three Irish poets - introduction
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish poets - introduction

...writing in Irish. Her work is widely acclaimed and has been translated by many leading English-language poets. We will look at a single poem by each writer. We hope you will find the poems enjoyable in themselves, as well as giving you an opportunity to explore how this poetry addresses various ideas about nation and gender in an Irish context. We also start to look at...
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Article 5 mins
Shakespeare: For All Time?
History & The Arts

Shakespeare: For All Time?

...Writing in 1623, Shakespeare’s playwright colleague Ben Jonson described him as “not of an age but for all time,” and the subsequent performance histories of his plays seem to confirm Jonson’s prediction. In 2016, The Open University co-produced a series of short films with BBC World TV entitled “Living Shakespeare,” which explore Shakespeare’s relevance...
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Video 10 mins
History How-to videos: Paper and ink
History & The Arts

History How-to videos: Paper and ink

...writing. If the quality of the ink in your document changes, if it goes from being darker to more faint then it’s likely to be from the 18th Century or before, when people had to dip their pens in the ink far more often. During the 19th century, steel or metal nibs were introduced, which meant that the quality of the ink was much more consistent. If this is the case...
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Video 5 mins
Globalisation and the English language
History & The Arts

Globalisation and the English language

...writing in English, and although some people talk about Chinese becoming the lingua franca, I don’t think that’s likely to happen for quite some time. I think globalisation will result in people becoming more accepting of differences, of using different connotations, different vocabularies and so on. We don’t own English anymore; that’s quite important. People can...
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Article 5 mins
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...writing in English Children’s literature is a vast and growing area of academic study. Interdisciplinary in nature, the field draws on theories, methods and applications from language, literature and childhood studies. While an academic domain in its own right, the study of children’s literature generally has a personal connection for individuals, hooking into our own...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
George at Asda – What makes clothing ownership and use sustainable?
Money & Business

George at Asda – What makes clothing ownership and use sustainable?

...something new by adding your own creative personality. You can up-cycle clothing that you no longer use into fun new items to wear or totally remake into products for the home, office or school. This can bring both a new look and a second life to your unwanted clothing If you would like to find out more visit www.loveyourclothes.org.uk and www.george.com/sourcedbygeorge...
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Introduction to business agility
Money & Business

Introduction to business agility

...write the same software thousands of times. Software is written once and then runs thousands of times. This new means of value generation requires a completely new approach to ways of working. This applies whether you are in a service/product design, process improvement, operations or software engineering role and whether you are a senior leader or a junior leader. Agile...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs