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Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...central argument of the article? How is this argument justified? Article 2 The signs and effects of video game addiction What technology is discussed in the article? What is the age of the children in the article? What is the central argument of the article? How is this argument justified? Your position Note down and justify, if possible with evidence, your perspective...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...central Peninsular Spanish as its preferred dialect when it comes to selecting language resources. This choice is partly based on its association with other educated norms in Hispanic culture and on its prestige, although emphasis is placed on the pluricentric nature of Spanish. The treatment of dialectal varieties in the classroom generally depends on three main factors;...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...central concern of environmental studies is the relationship between technology and our environment: how people use technology to transform materials into forms which can meet our needs and wants. In the process of doing this we inevitably change the environment which provides these materials but which also supports all life. A few moments ago I went to my fridge and took...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Digital communications
Digital & Computing

Digital communications

...central wavelength is 1550 nm, which corresponds to a frequency of Its spectrum extends from to which is a spectral width of Alternatively, this can be calculated using the approximation formula: Notice that the spectral width of the LED in this SAQ measured in terms of wavelength was the same as that in the example given in Section 1.2, i.e. 20 nm. The spectral width...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...central to how they negotiate with foreign states, balancing their independence with the benefits of foreign investment or military support. Military and security issues: Security issues are foundational in IR and include war, peace and terrorism. Traditionally focused on state protection, security involves non-state threats like terrorism and cybersecurity. For example,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
EU Referendum - Economy
Society, Politics & Law

EU Referendum - Economy

...central policymakers try to respect this diversity. The Remain campaign suggests they have succeeded, especially after February’s special-status deal for the UK which recognises that member states have “ the possibility of refusing to grant social benefits to persons who exercise their right to freedom of movement solely in order to obtain member States’ social...
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Article 5 mins
Banks as utilities and the future of payments
Money & Business

Banks as utilities and the future of payments

...central banks, we were able to get the agreement in 25 markets that you can use the SIM of your mobile phone to set up a bank account. You download the app, you fill in the details, and you send it off, and they do a quick KYC (Know Your Customer regulation) check against the SIM on your card, and you have a bank account. You didn’t even have to go to the bank to do it,...
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Article 10 mins
How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...central government to ring-fence a funding stream to address historical underfunding of these services. In a context of austerity and competitive commission favouring larger, generalist providers, this failure has led to the demise of the sector. An ironic outcome at a time when the state has expressed so much concern for harmful practices and isolation of BME women, and...
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Article 10 mins