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Advanced Spanish: Arts and crafts
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Advanced Spanish: Arts and crafts

...le toca a usted. Utilizando el vocabulario de la red de palabras del paso anterior, explique durante unos treinta segundos aproximadamente cuáles son sus gustos y preferencias respecto a las distintas manifestaciones artísticas. Antes de empezar, mire la sección Atando cabos en la página siguiente e intente dar variedad a su charla usando las formas que ha aprendido....
Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
OpenLearn Ireland

Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...Le Fanu’s Carmilla (1872) will give you a chance to see features of the Gothic at work within a literary example from the period. You can then try out some of these devices for yourself through a creative writing exercise. Let’s begin by setting out the basic characteristics of what is meant by ‘the Gothic’ in literature. What is Gothic? What do you think of when...
Delivering tutorials for dyslexic students
Education & Development

Delivering tutorials for dyslexic students

...verb endings, masculine nouns, etc.). For example, use colour coding to differentiate different parts of speech, gender. Visuals: Supply visual representations of new vocabulary, where possible. Use graphic organisers such as concept maps or mind maps and teach students to use them too. Limit the amount of text and include images used meaningfully. Find out more about...
Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language learning
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language learning

...verbs have different ways to form the past tense? Try to detect a pattern, and if you do, use the tool to check whether you’ve made the correct assumption. Of course, these are just two examples. There are many more exercises, and you can adapt them to the language you are studying and your level. Another way to support your learning with online translation tools is...
Beginners’ German: Places and people
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Beginners’ German: Places and people

...verb kommen and generalisations using man use improved vocabulary and pronunciation related to place names, numbers 0–10, countries, finding out what is available when ordering and paying for things, ordering and paying for food understand the cultures of places and people in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, German-speaking minorities address people, imitate German...
The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation

...Le Doux, 1997The startle effect is also known as the ‘amygdala hijack’ because the amygdala is central to the startle response (Le Doux, 2000). The amygdala is a structure in the limbic system that is involved directly with motivation, particularly related to survival and our emotions. It is also responsible for processing emotions such as fear, pleasure, and anger....
Intermediate German: The world of work
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Intermediate German: The world of work

...Verb an der richtigen Stelle im Satz ist. Schreiben Sie alle Sätze in der ersten Person Singular. Vergleichen Sie dann Ihre Sätze mit der Lösung. Vergessen Sie nicht: wenn Sie Ihren Satz mit einer Zeitangabe beginnen, muss die Wortstellung invertiert werden, d.h. Subjekt und Verb tauschen die Positionen. Form sentences. Make sure that you use the correct form of the...
Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales
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Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales

...le grand Nord, the second tale in a trilogy by Cajun poet and singer-songwriter Zachary Richard, which also includes Conte cajun: L’histoire de Télesphore et de ‘Tit Edvard and Les aventures de Télesphore et ‘Tit Edvard au Vieux Pays. Likewise, Cajun culture and French in Louisiana seem very much alive, for the tales are written in French with Cajun idioms and...