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What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...English Literature BA (Honours) English Literature and Creative Writing Making the decision to study can be a big step and The Open University has over 40 years of experience supporting its students through their chosen learning paths. You can find out more about studying with us by visiting our online prospectus...What happens to you when you read?: Acknowledgements -...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Effective writing in professional social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Effective writing in professional social work practice

...English? You might be working with someone whose first language is not English. If you are working in Wales you will also be working with the active offer which will also be central to written texts. Adapting to the specific needs of individual people you are working with will also extend to considering how writing is clear for people who have Dyslexia. Considering...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...English Dictionary sees things in a more complex light than the legal definition of crime. The OED defines crime as: An act punishable by law, as being forbidden by statute or injurious to the public welfare … An evil or injurious act; an offence, sin; esp. of a grave character. But this definition begs a whole host of questions. Ones that come immediately to mind are:...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Listening to young children: supporting transition
Education & Development

Listening to young children: supporting transition

...English Primary school. They are being interviewed by their teacher who they know well from their current Year 1 class. Read both the interviews and for each one make notes about the things that Tanya and Rory say about their experience in both Reception and Year 1. What do they value most in each? Are there any differences? Use the space provided below: Tanya’s...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Passports: identity and airports
Society, Politics & Law

Passports: identity and airports

...English. And some distrust the intentions of airport management. Another option would be to employ a security guard to stand at the base of the escalator, warning people that taking trolleys beyond this point is forbidden. This might be effective, but it's hardly an efficient use of staff time as you'd have to stand there all day. And it could lead to confrontation with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Engineering: environmental fluids
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: environmental fluids

...English expression of ‘tracking winds’, became associated with this commercial context. These and other steady winds arise because of the uneven but regular heating of the Earth. Near the equator where the Sun’s radiant heat is most powerful, the air is heated, expands, reduces in density and rises. In rising, especially over the ocean, it cools, and water vapour...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...English town of Watford during the last general election in May, 2005. As the election in Watford is very close, the battle is attracting national interest. So the main candidates come together for a significant and very public part of the campaign, a live national TV debate. MAN: This is Claire Ward. CLAIRE WARD: Hi. NARRATOR: Claire Ward, who has been the member of...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...English song – a composition that helps us to understand rhythmic notation from this time. DAVID ROWLAND What are the limitations of that notation? SUSAN RANKIN Well quite simply, if you don't know how to read it before you start, you can't read it. You've got to actually know what the melody is. It's a notation which belongs within a musical culture which is mainly...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs