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What is Applied Linguistics?
Languages

What is Applied Linguistics?

...is, start here...Transcript Want to know more? If you're curious - and feel this could be the perfect subject for you, discover how to study Applied Linguistics as a student with The Open University This video was produced at The Open University with the help of: Zsófia Demjén, Vicky Eves, David Hann, Matthew Holley, Sue Lowe, Barney Savage, Sean Scrivener, Jackie Tuck...
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Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...become a resilient practitioner in social work? This free course, Supporting and developing resilience in social work, will guide you through some important concepts. An understanding of ‘emotional resilience’ and ‘professional leadership’ will help to guide you through taking a positive approach to problems that arise in social work practice. You will also be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The science of sleep
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sleep

...becoming bored, either during sleep or with the relative lack of external stimulation within the uterus. Try proving that one. Sleep inertia That's the scientific name for the grogginess felt after waking. One to five minutes of lethargy is usual, and performance may be reduced for about twenty minutes. However it can persist long enough in some people for it to be a real...
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When do children develop a sense of gender?
Education & Development

When do children develop a sense of gender?

...become fixed in children's minds?...Gender is generally thought of as a stable trait: we are born male or female and we stay that way as we grow from small children to adults. It turns out that for young children, initial concepts about gender are quite flexible. In my own research, I’ve found that children don’t begin to notice and adopt gender-stereotyped behaviors...
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An education in Religion and Worldviews
History & The Arts

An education in Religion and Worldviews

...students.] Did you know that all children in England should be receiving Religious Education (RE) as part of the educational provision in state-funded schools? According to a recent Ofsted report, good RE teaching should be intellectually challenging and personally enriching, enabling pupils to be able to take an informed and educated position ‘within a diverse...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19
Society, Politics & Law

Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19

...OU) have helped her to support Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) members during this challenging time: OU/EIS Microcredentials Case Study: https://www.open.ac.uk/scotland/partnerships/unions/pauline-mccolgan Scottish Union Learning Fringe event on the impact of COVID-19 in 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvkjNg31gaI EIS ‘Teacher Professional Identity and...
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The life and times of Cyril Lakin
Society, Politics & Law

The life and times of Cyril Lakin

...OU’s research and aims to make academics’ work inspiring and accessible to communities in Wales. This supports institutional aims to make education open to all and supports wider OU work to build an informed, engaged and prosperous Wales. To keep up to date on our upcoming OpenTalks events, you can sign up to our newsletter or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or...
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The story of the Welsh national anthem
History & The Arts

The story of the Welsh national anthem

...become the national anthem for Wales?...Find out more about The Open University’s music courses_.  _ When does a song become a national anthem? Some have been written for that purpose (France), others have been adopted (Scotland). Many take the form of a prayer or supplication (England), and some are a call to arms (Ireland), but it was the rural ballad ‘Glan...
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