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Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...techniques), and types of problems; (2) knowledge related to professional translation practice: knowledge of the work market (different types of briefs, clients and audiences, etc.). Instrumental sub-competence. Predominantly procedural knowledge related to the use of documentation sources and information and communication technologies applied to translation: dictionaries...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis
Money & Business

Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis

...technique for guiding the reader through the text, and establishing the structure you’ll be following as you write. Activity 17 Now look at how Michael effectively uses signposting phrases. Hover over the phrases in bold to see an explanation of how they are used...Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis: 9.3 Making recommendations - The point of conducting a...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...technique for promoting bone growth. They found that inserting screws into the bones and gradually forcing the bones apart promotes bone growth (Figure 5). [Described image] Figure 5 External limb-lengthening surgery. Such a procedure is a bit extreme for astronauts on board the ISS though! Instead, astronauts need to follow a strict physical regime, devoting at least two...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...techniques projective techniques (e.g.where an individual projects their thoughts and feelings onto an imaginary person or situation), and mentoring. Max may benefit from working with a mentor who has perhaps been through a similar experience in the past. Hallmann et al. (2019) suggest that mentors can support athletes through career transitions by fulfilling several...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The Scottish Parliament and law making Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

The Scottish Parliament and law making

...techniques we’ve been using for a thousand years, and we’re asked to achieve enormous detail in law. And to achieve detail, you have to add more and more words, and you do that at the expense of readability. So you have a paradox of precise language where you achieve certainty at the expense of clarity. And you know there’s something about the language as well of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...technique causes the protein to react with a chemical which causes a colour change. Spectroscopy is then used to detect the colour change. Similarly, for fat, solvents can be used to extract all the fat from a sample of the food. The extracted fat can then be chemically analysed, usually by techniques such as chromatography. Now, life could be simpler. If you know how...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...techniques. Visual aids were used extensively – many of which were very expensive. This drawing was one of a batch which, at the time, cost almost 500 pounds. The curriculum was remarkably modern. The children were taught natural history, geography, as well as the three Rs. But there was also an emphasis on physical activity. Singing and dancing were on the curriculum...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
You and your money
Money & Business

You and your money

...techniques and offering interest-free periods to woo consumers (but often with ‘catches’), and higher credit limits, including some limits increased with no reference to the borrower. Marketing is used by companies to encourage people to buy goods and services; it’s now common for banks and other lending institutions to advertise ‘sales’ for their debt products...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs