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In addition to the articles about mental health and wellbeing, you will find some external links to key refugee support organisations with useful resources towards the bottom of this page.
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Free English Language courses
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Everyday English 1
This free course, Everyday English 1, will develop and improve your essential speaking and listening, reading and writing skills for work, study and everyday life.
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Everyday English 2
This free course, Everyday English 2, will inspire you to improve your current English skills and help you to communicate more effectively in everyday work and life.
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English: skills for learning
Develop the English reading and writing skills needed for university success.
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English in the world today
How did English become the global force it is today? This free course, English in the world today, explores the status of the language and its worldwide diversity. It looks at how social and political factors influence people's attitudes towards it, and at the relationship between one's linguistic heritage and sense of identity.
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Global English
David Graddol explores how a language from an island on the corner of the continent went global
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Free English Language courses
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Everyday English 1
Learn more to access more details of Everyday English 1This free course, Everyday English 1, will develop and improve your essential speaking and listening, reading and writing skills for work, study and everyday life.
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Everyday English 2
Learn more to access more details of Everyday English 2This free course, Everyday English 2, will inspire you to improve your current English skills and help you to communicate more effectively in everyday work and life.
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English: skills for learning
Learn more to access more details of English: skills for learningDevelop the English reading and writing skills needed for university success.
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English in the world today
Learn more to access more details of English in the world todayHow did English become the global force it is today? This free course, English in the world today, explores the status of the language and its worldwide diversity. It looks at how social and political factors influence people's attitudes towards it, and at the relationship between one's linguistic heritage and sense of identity.
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Global English
Read now to access more details of Global EnglishDavid Graddol explores how a language from an island on the corner of the continent went global
Free language learning
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Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Learn more to access more details of Introduction to Ukrainian language and cultureBuilding on the experience developed since the launch of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures, this free short course provides an introduction to Ukrainian languages and culture. This course is for everybody who is interested in finding out about Ukraine and its people and wants to get a first insight into its rich cultural heritage. ...
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Beginners’ German: food and drink
Learn more to access more details of Beginners’ German: food and drinkThis free course, Beginners' German: food and drink, provides materials that support the development of listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. The content focuses on food, restaurants and eating habits. The course also gives examples of how grammar, vocabulary, cultural aspects and study skills are taught by the OU in the Beginners' ...
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Beginners’ French: food and drink
Learn more to access more details of Beginners’ French: food and drinkImprove your language skills by learning to communicate more easily and effectively in French. In this free course, Beginners' French: food and drink, you will also gain an insight into French societies and cultures through focusing on food and drink. You will listen to French speakers in a variety of situations, and you will be provided with ...
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Beginners’ German: Places and people
Learn more to access more details of Beginners’ German: Places and peopleDo you want to learn the basics of the German language? This free course, Beginners’ German: Places and people, will take you on a journey through German-speaking countries. You will read and hear about a range of places and people. This OpenLearn course will give you the opportunity to develop language skills which will help you to cope in a ...
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Getting started with German 1
Learn more to access more details of Getting started with German 1Almost 100 million people speak German as their main language. Most of them live in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, making German one of the most widely-used languages in Europe. Although now associated with economic success and advances in science and technology, German has a long-standing reputation as the language of poets and thinkers, die...
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Getting started with French 1
Learn more to access more details of Getting started with French 1Whether you want to visit, work or live in a French-speaking environment, you will get more out of the experience if you can communicate effectively with people. In this short course you will begin to develop your reading and listening skills in French and learn to speak and write the language to communicate in everyday situations. You will...
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Open Centre for Languages and Cultures
Learn more to access more details of Open Centre for Languages and CulturesThe Open Centre for Languages and Cultures: your learning hub for communication in an interconnected world.
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How to learn a language
Learn more to access more details of How to learn a languageLearn about the concepts and skills required to learn languages successfully. This free course, How to learn a language, introduces the skills and strategies for language learning, setting realistic goals when learning languages and keeping motivated, practise speaking skills and vocabulary learning strategies. It will enable you to evaluate ...
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Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink
Learn more to access more details of Beginners’ Spanish: food and drinkDo you want to improve your language skills and communicate more easily and effectively in Spanish? This free course, Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink, focuses on buying and ordering food and drink at a restaurant or bar. You will be able to use some basic vocabulary relating to food, drinks, meals, quantities and measures. In this OpenLearn ...
Free learning to support study and work
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Languages at work
Learn more to access more details of Languages at workAll of us in our working lives increasingly need to work with people from other cultures or those whose native language is foreign, or we may have to go to another country and work as a foreigner ourselves. This free course, Languages at work, is about how to understand differences in culture and how to make the most of existing language skills....
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Gain a badge and further your career
Read now to access more details of Gain a badge and further your careerDid you know that The Open University offers a range of free badged courses on OpenLearn all geared towards helping you with employability and your career?
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How to write a CV
Read now to access more details of How to write a CVA CV (curriculum vitae) is a brief account of your education, qualifications, skills and work-based experience, used mainly when applying for a job. Your CV is your first opportunity to tell an employer what you can do. A well written CV can make the difference between getting an interview and not being considered for the role.
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Understanding your sector
Learn more to access more details of Understanding your sectorThis free course, Understanding your sector, will help you to understand the difference between sectors, industries and professions. It will also help you to gain the inside knowledge to impress in applications and at interviews and to put together an action plan that is tailored to you.
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Learning how to learn
Learn more to access more details of Learning how to learnLearning how to learn: a process we all engage in throughout our lives, but no single method of learning guarantees success. This free course, Learning how to learn, aims to make the process of learning much more explicit by inviting you to apply various ideas and activities to your own study as a way of increasing your awareness of your own ...
SKILLS FOR WORK: Enhance your work skills without committing to full-time study.
Free resources on mental health and wellbeing
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Wellbeing and mental health collection
Read now to access more details of Wellbeing and mental health collectionThe mental health and wellbeing collection (Wales) provides a hub of free, bilingual resources that aim to promote positive wellbeing and support good mental health.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Work and mental health
Learn more to access more details of Work and mental healthAlthough being at work during periods of mental illness can be difficult for those with mental health problems, most people with these difficulties could take paid employment if it were not for numerous barriers in the workplace and the wider community (Centre for Mental Health, 2013). In this free course, Work and mental health, you will look ...
Level: 2 Intermediate
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Making sense of mental health problems
Learn more to access more details of Making sense of mental health problemsOver the past century there has been a radical shift in responses to people who experience mental health problems. In this free course, Making sense of mental health problems, you will learn about how key perspectives in the field have made sense of mental health problems. By directly relating key perspectives to a case study, you will reflect ...
Level: 2 Intermediate
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Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing
Learn more to access more details of Supporting children's mental health and wellbeingDo you have a professional or personal interest in the mental health issues affecting young children? Are you working with children or are you a parent or carer? This free course, Supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing, is designed to give insight into the factors that are contributing to our youngest citizens’ poor mental health; ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Introduction to adolescent mental health
Learn more to access more details of Introduction to adolescent mental healthThis free course provides an introduction to adolescent mental health. The course is designed to encourage a greater understanding of mental health issues as well as to explore the variety of strategies that can be employed to support young people.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Five tips on how to plan new self-care routines
Read now to access more details of Five tips on how to plan new self-care routinesDr Sharon Mallon explores what is meant by self-care before introducing you to some of the top inexpensive and time-effective ways that you can introduce self-care practices into your life.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Five tips for relaxing during difficult times
Read now to access more details of Five tips for relaxing during difficult timesModern life can leave many of us feeling stressed out. Here Dr Mathijs Lucassen offers five tips so that you can relax.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Depression, mood and exercise
Read now to access more details of Depression, mood and exerciseLooking for a few tips on increasing your mood? Dr Jitka Vseteckova explores the relationship between depression and exercise.
Support and resources from other organisations
The Open University collaborates with many international industry partners within the digital technologies sector. This includes Cisco – where, The Open University leads a large community of educational organisations, supporting students in the UK and globally.Many, like you, seeking to become Information Technology (IT) professionals struggle with the style of English used in this industry. To help you improve your prospects, develop confidence, and potentially become employable within this worldwide sector. Cisco, collaborating with The Open University is happy to offer you two digitally badged courses on their mobile-friendly Skills for All platform.
Each course is 50 hours in length and can be completed at your own pace. For some studying these courses, you may find you take less time, others may find that it may take longer, depending on your experience and personal proficiency. English for IT 1 – develops your understanding, where English for IT 2 improves and prepares you for working in industry.
To enrol, please follow either of the links, Cisco will only share with The Open University your name and email address:
English for IT 1
English for IT 2
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