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An introduction to grammar
Languages

An introduction to grammar

...get things done? This video looks at how a functional approach to grammar can help us to understand professional practice in a range of contexts, for example call centres, education, journalism and subtitling. It also looks at how computer software can be used to analyse language in context in the real world. Find out more about the course: Exploring English Grammar...
TESSA: Using Appropriate Language
Education & Development

TESSA: Using Appropriate Language

...be used to support the development of teachers' classroom practice in both formal and non formal learning situations. This material is from the TESSA (Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa) initiative... TESSA - Walking Encyclopaedia Jude's over complex language causes misunderstanding. TESSA - Thief! Thief! Talatu doesn't speak the language and is mistaken for a thief...
How the stove changed the kitchen
Society, Politics & Law

How the stove changed the kitchen

...replaced kitchen ranges and open fires. Changes in dwelling design and other technologies, such as the gas or electric fire and hot water geezer, played a significant role in altering the function of the ‘kitchen’. Yet it is only by looking at actual space usage and deployment of technology that we can understand the nuances of when, and how, these changes occurred....
“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language
Languages

“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language

...education and almost all vestiges of the language from public and state existence. Many Irish language speakers in the north today will point to the founding of Gaeltacht Bhóthar Seoighe, the first urban Gaeltacht in Ireland in over 100 years, as the beginning of the current revival, which led directly to the birth of Scoil Ghaeilge Bhéal Feirste (now Bunscoil Phobal...
World-Changing Women: Hildegard of Bingen
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Hildegard of Bingen

...education and the means to attain some measure of autonomy. One woman who took advantage of these opportunities was Hildegard of Bingen. Born in the Rhineland, the tenth child of noble parents, Hildegard was educated from the age of eight at the Benedictine monastery at Mount St Disibode. She took her religious vows in her teens. Having experienced prophetic visions from...
World-Changing Women: Alexandra Kollontai
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Alexandra Kollontai

...educating women about the new marriage, education, and working laws brought about by the Revolution. However, Kollontai became increasingly critical of the Communist Party and eventually lost political influence. She was appointed to various diplomatic positions from the 1920s, preventing her from influencing policy related to women at home. Kollontai saw marriage and the...
Connecting unseen dots
Education & Development

Connecting unseen dots

...education and Transdisciplinarity, with a particular emphasis on the role of the Arts (Carolyn). During the session we explored definitions of interdisciplinarity as activities which are a little like a stew – you can still identify some of the different ingredients (the disciplines) but they are slightly ‘mushed’ together and collectively create something more than...
Appreciative Inquiry
Education & Development

Appreciative Inquiry

...education. [A circular diagram illustrates the inquiry process, including phases like “Immersing,” “Imagining,” and “Innovating.]Figure 1 The 4D modelShow descriptionA central circle with the words ‘What do we mean by inquiry? A positive core’. four further circles appear, each linked to the positive core. The top one has the words ‘Immersing....