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Would you want your child to become an interpreter?
Languages

Would you want your child to become an interpreter?

...English and Korean. The children were just fascinated by instant language conversions and kept asking me to show them more. While I was delighted by the enthusiastic responses from the kids, one question occurred to me afterwards: how many parents in Australia would be happy if their child wanted to become a translator or interpreter? [Dand District Governor Hashim Agha...
Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...English and Spanish share a common ancestry and, as a result, have a number of grammatical features in common. They also share a considerable amount of vocabulary. Nevertheless, their pronunciation is rather different. When a language is learnt, educators address differences to make sure students acquire competence in the various characteristics of the target language....
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Write it right: seven common writing mistakes
Languages

Write it right: seven common writing mistakes

...told us about common writing mistakes which can impact the grades students receive for their Open University assignments..._Find out more about The Open University's English language courses and qualifications. _ This handy animation has been produced to act as a refresher for those occasions when you might want to check your use of apostrophes and your there, their and...
The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...English, followed by selected resources in Welsh. In January 2022 OpenLearn platform metrics showed that learners studying from Ukraine prior to the Russian invasion were no different in their subject choices to the platform’s learners overall. However, from February 2022 - the point of the Russian invasion - this group switched to studying language learning courses...
MAED (Applied Linguistics) at the OU
Languages

MAED (Applied Linguistics) at the OU

...English language? Are you interested in researching an educational context?...The MAED (Applied Linguistics) qualification at the OU is a three module qualification which explores these and other issues. [A still from a YouTube video promoting EE817] Find out more about the module options Applied linguistics and English language (EE817) Linking knowledge about the English...
Introducing language and creativity
Languages

Introducing language and creativity

...what does it have to do with language? This animation looks at how people use language in creative ways, at the roles linguistic creativity plays in society, and at how people go about studying it. Inspired? For more about English language studies at the Open University visit our prospectus site: BA (Honours) English Language and Literature BA (Honours) Language Studies...
England v Scotland: A Celebration of Togetherness or Division?
Health, Sports & Psychology

England v Scotland: A Celebration of Togetherness or Division?

...English and non-English element of support for the Scottish team. Games played at Wembley heighten the significance for many Scottish supporters given the perception that the political and economic core of the United Kingdom is located in London and the South-East. With the restrictions on attendance required by the COVID-19 pandemic, and only a few thousand tickets...
Getting started on classical Latin
History & The Arts

Getting started on classical Latin

...English. Importantly, too, you will gain a basic understanding of how Latin ‘works’ – its grammar and sentence structure – and gain a useful impression of what learning Latin actually involves. The material which follows is designed to be studied in small sections. In all, it will probably take about 8–10 hours to work through. But even if you have only a small...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs