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Intermediate French: Holiday plans
Languages

Intermediate French: Holiday plans

...communication, but it also provides some insights into French society and culture through authentic printed, audio and video materials. The course will be of interest to all those who want to improve their language skills in order to communicate more easily and effectively in French. Intermediate French: Holiday plans focuses on the French on holiday...This free course,...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?
History & The Arts

Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?

...LA’s African-American and Latino transgender community, Sin Dee Reel (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and Alexandra (Mya Taylor). The reception has so far been overwhelmingly positive. [A still from the movie Tangerine] A still from Tangerine Tangerine follows in the wake of an upsurge in transgender programming in recent years, the quantity of which has resulted in some...
The Italian Patient: Health care in Renaissance Italy
History & The Arts

The Italian Patient: Health care in Renaissance Italy

...orally - often harnessing the powers of natural magic. Some were licensed to practice their skill, many were not. Women were found amongst the licensed practitioners. They were not allowed to go to university, but a physician might teach his wife or daughter, who could then practice on licence. Large numbers of women were in fact involved in healing - making medicines,...
Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America

...la carretera asfaltada paved road merecer la pena to be worth it Ahora toca practicar la expresión oral. Actividad 10 Timing: 20 minutos A continuación vas a completar algunas sugerencias para un amigo que está planeando hacer la travesía en motocicleta. Forma las oraciones con el verbo en subjuntivo o indicativo. Después grába tu respuesta y ......
The hidden history of learning disability
Society, Politics & Law

The hidden history of learning disability

...oral history in understanding the life of people with learning disabilities? This audio, recorded in July 2009 at the Social History of Learning Disability Conference at The Open University, features people with learning disabilities sharing their experiences first-hand with historians and social researchers on equal terms. The significance of capturing real-life stories...
Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon
Languages

Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon

...oral fluency and your reading skills...This free course, Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon, helps you to acquire the basic language to find your way around a French town. You will learn how to understand and give directions, ask about accommodation, book a hotel room at the tourist information office and get information about what to see and do in the local area. You...
Teaching Languages for long-term memory
Languages

Teaching Languages for long-term memory

...Community School, we believe that ‘memory is the residue of thought’ (Daniel Willingham). To help pupils get language into their long-term memory, we need them to be focused on the traditional activities that concentrate thoughts on the language: translation, dictation, reading, listening, and short writing and speaking tasks...Why is memory so important? ‘Working...
Getting started with Spanish 2
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 2

...the matching drawings underneath. INTERVIEWER Señora, ¿usted qué hace normalmente por la tarde? ¿Pasea, lee, estudia? PERSON 1 Paseo, paseo por el parque, paseo a mi perro por el parque. INTERVIEWER Y usted, ¿qué hace? PERSON 2 Yo leo, normalmente leo. INTERVIEWER ¿Usted lee? PERSON 3 No, no, yo trabajo en un restaurante. INTERVIEWER Y usted, ¿qué hace? ¿Trabaja, estudia? PERSON 4 Estudio en la biblioteca. ......
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs