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European Day of Languages
Languages

European Day of Languages

...Spanish English Hungarian Polish Swedish In addition, there are other national, regional or minority languages (such as Catalan, Welsh or Occitan, for instance) as well as the languages of peoples who have migrated to Europe and that still preserve their heritage languages (such as Chinese, Bengali or Urdu). The European Day of Languages has been held on 26th September...
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Article 5 mins
Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and others. The discussions throughout this course are between Professor Geoffrey Horrocks and Dr James Clackson, both of the Faculty of Classics, Cambridge University. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Arts and Humanities...Continuing classical Latin: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
New free courses and hobbies to try while Coronavirus restrictions are in place
Miscellaneous

New free courses and hobbies to try while Coronavirus restrictions are in place

...Spanish: Food and Drink Intermediate German: The World of Work Beginners' Italian: Food and Drink Beginners' French: A Trip to Avignon Explore how you can dig a little deeper in languages with The OU. Succeed in the workplace Perhaps this time has made you revaluate your working life? Check out our badged course, and if you are returning to a in Science, Technology,...
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Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...Spanish. How much can I earn? Salaries vary greatly. Typical starting salaries for in-house translators or interpreters are between £18,000 and £26,000. These can go up to £50,000 and £60,000 with experience. The European Union institutions and United Nations are the best paying employers of senior translators and both institutions have a severe shortage of native...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...Spanish or Arabic, as well. So to be monolingual, as many native English speakers are, is to be in the minority, and perhaps to be missing out. Multilingualism has been shown to have many social, psychological and lifestyle advantages. Moreover, researchers are finding a swathe of health benefits from speaking more than one language, including faster stroke recovery and...
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Article 10 mins
Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English
History & The Arts

Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English

...Spanish gracias, on the other hand, both derive from the Latin gratias agere – simply meaning ‘to express gratitude’ – much as we say in English, ‘I am very grateful’. The most common phrase in English, however, remains ‘thank you’ (conventionally written as two words, except when used to modify other things, when a hyphen is added – e.g. ‘a thank-you...
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Happy New Year
Miscellaneous

Happy New Year

...Spanish: Food and Drink Intermediate German: The World of Work Beginners' Italian: Food and Drink Get ready for beginners' French Go greener and help the planet We can all contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental harms which result from burning fossil fuels, and other day-to-day services. Here are some helpful ideas to make greener choices for...
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Article 5 mins
Homage to Celtalonia
Society, Politics & Law

Homage to Celtalonia

...Spanish Civil War between December 1936 and June 1937. He returned to England after being wounded, forever associated with a certain romanticism about this war that has tended to overlook the subsequent fascist regime of Franco that lasted until the mid-70s. Some of that romanticism lives on in the imagined nation that would be an independent Catalonia. The imagined...
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