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Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...English properly – they should be doing more of that instead of leisure subjects like art.’ Both of these are, as you may appreciate, instrumental – or means–end – statements. In their various ways they place art, and by implication other humanities subjects, unfavourably on a spectrum according to their perceived ‘usefulness’ or applicability. These and...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual
Education & Development

Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual

...English mother and a Singaporean father. They grew up on opposite sides of the world and have both emigrated for the other over their time together. They have experienced two different cultures and in many ways are polar opposites – mum is loud and extroverted, dad is quieter and reflective, mum never went to university and doesn’t see herself as academic, dad studied...
Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...English and Maths, for girls and for boys. Start by reading the title: it says these are results for 16-year-olds showing the percentage of girls and the percentage of boys achieving GCSE results A*–C. Figure 8 Bar chart of girls' and boys' GCSE results. Source: The Observer, 4 January 1998 Now look at the axes, that is, the horizontal line across the bottom and the...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Croeso: Beginners' Welsh
Languages

Croeso: Beginners' Welsh

...English prompts in this audio clip and responding in Welsh. A. Ask, “Who are you?” * B. Pwy dych chi? A. Say that it’s good to meet you. * B. Braf cwrdd â chi. A. Say: Good morning. * B. Bore da. A. Say that you’re tired. * B. Wedi blino. A. Ask: How are you? * B. Sut dych chi? A. Say: Very well, thanks. * B. Da iawn, diolch. B. Da iawn. Ceisiwch gyfarch rhywun...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
OpenLearn Ireland

Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...English writers in popularity in the 1790s. Literary historian Christina Morin has made a case for the importance of first-wave Gothic writers such as Regina Maria Roche, Thomas Leland and Elizabeth Griffith, who used Gothic fiction as a vehicle for drawing attention to specifically Irish themes and concerns. The nineteenth century saw a fuller flowering of distinctive...
Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...English word 'history' comes from). Explore how Herodotus puts together his enquiry and learn how he makes the problem of finding out what happened to ours too...With the information explosion online, how can you tell fake news from the real thing, or be more sensitive to how information can be weaponised? In the fifth century BCE, a Greek by the name of Herodotus faced a...
What You Need to Know About Psychometrics
Health, Sports & Psychology

What You Need to Know About Psychometrics

...English skills, look for free courses (see OpenLearn). Then practice each test again and don’t be tempted to give up! Psychometric test practice websites Try to find out which psychometric tests the employer or sector you are interested in may use, through websites such as www.glassdoor.co.uk or www.graduatesfirst.com, which also provide lots more tips on how to be...
Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...English gerontologist Aubrey de Grey, established the charity which focuses on the potential of cellular repair to extend lifespans indefinitely. De Grey has claimed provocatively that the first human to live to the age of 1,000 years has probably already been born. Meanwhile, Russian billionaire, Dmitry Itskov founded the ‘2045 Initiative’ in 2011, with the goal of...