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A future for languages in schools?
Languages

A future for languages in schools?

...Spanish phonetics, German politics and Italian Futurism. Meanwhile, the OU’s specific expertise in teaching practice and pedagogy has been utilized to provide training for teachers in various topics including dyslexia and language learning, listening skills, and teaching translation. A library of free open educational resources (OER) is available through the...
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Methods in Motion: Clashing loyalties
History & The Arts

Methods in Motion: Clashing loyalties

...Spanish Civil War, and as a Soviet agent in the regular army. Other papers on the artist Felicia Browne (the first British volunteer to be killed in Spain), on popular front literature, and on Communist Party intellectuals in the Cold War period, considered the constraints imposed on intellectual freedom and the ways in which these were managed. The range of contested...
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If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?
Digital & Computing

If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?

...Spanish telecoms and gas companies. Yet ransom payments currently appear to total less than US$100,000. [Graph relating to ransomware, as described in the articler] The chart shows the current balance of the three Bitcoin addresses known to be associated with the WannaCry ransomware. Elliptic This is minuscule when we compare it to other ransomware attacks. CryptoWall...
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Danielle Martin
Education & Development

Danielle Martin

...Spanish language skills and exploring other languages and cultures with us! In fact, we ‘discovered’ Danielle as she was posting on an Instagram account that she has dedicated to her studies (both about her degree and OpenLearn) where she says she has found ‘a vibrant student community where I can tap into the support and camaraderie… it’s really helped to...
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Sherry is not just for Christmas
Science, Maths & Technology

Sherry is not just for Christmas

...the fermentation and maturation process has created. So sherry is special, it is like no other wine and has its own flavours created by the quite unique process of wine making developed in the region. Many Spanish would argue that if you buy real sherry from Jerez, made through this process, there is no such thing as a bad bottle and I’m inclined to agree! Salut!...
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The Celtic origins of the Welsh language
Languages

The Celtic origins of the Welsh language

...Spanish and Italian belong to the Italic branch. This means that the Germanic languages all evolved from a common language and the Italic languages from another. Yet both of these had evolved earlier from a much older common language which is now called proto-Indo-European. In the same way, all the Celtic languages evolved from this older language. [A model of a language...
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European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?
Health, Sports & Psychology

European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?

...Spanish squad is in transition with new players such as Nolito and Morata replacing Torres and Mata in the squad. The German squad still retains the majority of their World Cup winning team but their results in qualifying were underwhelming and included defeats by Poland and Republic of Ireland. As host nation the French will have home advantage and they won as hosts in...
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How do we learn language?
Education & Development

How do we learn language?

...Spanish ‘Jugar al fútbol’ ((He) play football) instead of Juega al fútbol ((He) plays football). There is something that unites these children in the way they are learning, regardless of which language they are learning and this gives us a clue about how they approach the business of acquiring language in general. More than words Although the words, meanings and...
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