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Speeches and speech-making
History & The Arts

Speeches and speech-making

...writing course and found my voice. Discussion When we’re trying to pin down literal uses of the word ‘voice’, we’re on the lookout for meanings where a connection with sounds and vocal organs is not too far away. Sentence (a) fits this requirement clearly, and so does (e). I’ve also included sentence (c) in my list of literal usages, although ‘voice’ here is...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...write down some of your beliefs about teaching mathematics. Complete the following prompts. Teaching mathematics is like … What I like most about teaching mathematics is … What I like least about teaching mathematics is … Comment As with learning, metaphors for teaching may be very personal and may vary, even for an individual at different times. Some of these that...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...writing are about bans being imposed and, in some cases, lifted. Test results are also the focus of some stories and another category was reporting about Russian doping transgressions. It seems most media stories focus on catching athletes and the sanctions imposed on them. The total number of different sports that feature in media reports is surprisingly high. In 2023...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Getting started with French 1
Languages

Getting started with French 1

...write the language to communicate in everyday situations. You will acquire a knowledge of the basic structures of French along with key vocabulary to meet and greet people and to talk about yourself and others. This OpenLearn course is an extract from the beginning of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXF001 Beginners French 1: eh oui! After...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...write in a direct, relevant and well-reasoned way that enabled her to argue for working women’s rights and better working conditions. She also took advantage of changes that permitted women to become members of the boards of Poor Law guardians. Nield Chew wrote pieces for the Crewe Chronicle in which she was concerned to direct attention to examples of the inadequate...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
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Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...write one sentence, in order to answer the question ‘What is art?’ Comment Did you find this activity difficult? If so, you are in good company as there is no universally agreed answer to the question, ‘What is art?’ In fact, there are as many different definitions as there are people providing those definitions. Whatever order you placed the statements in may say...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...writing down music that is different from those of Western music. The example in Figure 4 is a score for the qin or Chinese lute. Figure 5 P. Jurgenson, n.d. (1892), Plate 17668 In Western culture we may be used to seeing scores like the final example in Figure 5, but scores are not always like this...Week 1: Understanding the principles of musical scores: 1.1.1 How do...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band
History & The Arts

Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band

...writing campaign, many of which were published in the popular press. Laibach did not take heed. At the Novi Rock Festival in Ljubljana in 1982, Laibach took it up a notch with a spectacle that came to be characteristic of their concerts: a militant authoritarian performance, the lead singer playing the role of a dictator. Extreme noise, sirens, horns and smoke bombs...
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