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Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...types have been identified in the Spanish territories: religious dances, war dances and propitiation dances. All of these share a connection with devotion and worship, hence the common presence of civil and ecclesiastic authorities in dance events of this nature. Spanish people dance during religious festivities and rituals to their Catholic virgins and saints. They dance...
Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences
Science, Maths & Technology

Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences

...phrase 'scientific fact'. Scientists talk about evidence, evidence which supports hypotheses. Science can not give us definitive answers; there are always caveats, therre always further lines of inquiry. But mathematics is special – in fact it’s a unique realm where we have incontrovertible proofs. Classic Greek biology, physics and chemistry are not taught in schools...
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...type of study that collected qualitative data. Qualitative data focus on the rich quality of the experience and feelings of individuals without any attempt to quantify this information (turn it into numerical form). This can be collected by others observing an individual or through asking them about their experiences. There are different methods used in studies that...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Environmental management and organisations
Nature & Environment

Environmental management and organisations

...types and sizes. However it is not always clear what we mean by environmental management and the role that organisations do and could play. This free course, explores the different interpretations and viewpoints involved by using system thinking to provide a framework with which to better understand environmental management and organisations...It is believed that...
Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?
History & The Arts

Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?

...phrase has since frequently reappeared on the internet with reference to Trump. The BBC’s Sherlock is the latest appearance of a trend evident from the 1970s onwards, when adaptors reacted against the heroism of the wartime Basil Rathbone Holmes. Rathbone’s Holmes presented the authoritative English hero, with whom the audience were expected to identify at the expense...
How Trump tweets
Society, Politics & Law

How Trump tweets

...phrasing, punctuation, word choices and tone evident in this one tweet are indicative of an overall style of communication now familiar to Trump followers. First, there are the factual inaccuracies – these are asylum seekers not illegal immigrants. Then there is the mode of address – Trump often tweets as if addressing an individual in conversation (“do you believe...
Learning through spoken interaction
Education & Development

Learning through spoken interaction

...phrase as in the example below: “What is the square root of 144?” “12”. Learners also need to be able to show whether they are confident of their response or whether they are certain. A falling tone will tend to indicate certainty whereas a rising one may indicate less confidence. Many classes now also involve group work so learners need to be able to communicate...
Climate of fear: culture of hope
Languages

Climate of fear: culture of hope

...phrase suddenly expresses a very different perspective on the phenomenon. Transcript This basic principle then scales up to the entire way we, as a society, talk – and think – about contemporary environmental issues. None of the terms that have been used over the last few decades are neutral in the way they frame the phenomenon. From ‘acid rain’, through ‘global...