Learning outcomes After studying this unit you should: have developed a greater awareness of the phonic and historic connections between the vocabularies of the target language and English and other mother tongues of students; be able to demonstrate how and where to use students' knowledge of English and other languages when introducing new target language vocabulary and when developing students' reading skills. Except for third pa Acknowledgements This unit was originally prepared for TeachandLearn.net by Zoe Macdonald who is Head of RE at Bourne Grammar School in Lincolnshire. She is active in the delivery of in-school training on a variety of subjects, and lectures annually at the St Gabriel’s National Conference for RE teachers. Acknowledgements Philippa Hulme taught science in British and African schools for 15 years. She now tutors on the PGCE courses at Oxford University and the Open University, as well as training VSO volunteers. She is also an editor for Science UPD8, an initiative of the Association for Science Education and Sheffield Hallam University. The content acknowledged below is Proprietary (see terms and conditions) and is used under licence. Gr Learning outcomes In this unit we will look at: why the global dimension in science is so important; what contributions have been made to science by ‘non-Western’ scientists; how to deliver the curriculum so as to bring global science to life for students. Many teachers have found that including the global dimension in science is exciting and motivating for both teachers and students – we hope you do too! E Acknowledgements The content acknowledged below is Proprietary (see terms and conditions) and is used under licence. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this booklet. Wilson, J. (1998) ‘Hamilton child saf References Learning outcomes After studying this unit you should be able to: recognise some of the skills which are particularly associated with the way social scientists work; describe some basic techniques relating to reading, for example, highlighting, note-taking and the processing; write in your own words using references and quoting sources. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see Author(s): Acknowledgements Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this unit: Learning outcomes After studying this unit you should be able to: illustrate what is social about social science; demonstrate how certain social constructions become dominant; distinguish how labelling something can create expectations about behaviour and actions; give examples of inequalities that result from particular social constructions. Introduction Anti-social behaviour, homelessness, drugs, metal illness: all problems in today’s society. But what makes a problem social? This unit will help you to discover how these issues are identified, defined, given meaning and acted upon. You will also look at the conflicts within social science in this area. This material is from our archive and is an adapted extract from Social Policy: Welfare, Power and Diversity (D218) which is no longer taught by The Open University. If you want Acknowledgements The content acknowledged below is Proprietary (see terms and conditions) and is used under licence. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this unit: Table 1: Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain, 2001, Department for Transport. Crown copyright material is reproduced under Class Licence Number C01W0000065 with the permission of the Controller if HMSO and the Que Acknowledgements Amanda Burrows is a graduate of Laban and gained an MA in Education from The Open University. She has taught dance in secondary schools, FE colleges, universities and in community settings. Amanda is currently Head of Curriculum for Visual, Performing Arts and Media at Grantham College, and has produced materials for the Open Univerity's Teachandlearn.net, repurposed here for openlearn. 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Learning outcomes After studying this unit you will: appreciate the importance of the Euro-zone economy as a player in the international economic system; recognise the importance and role played by the European Central Bank in the conduct of Euro-zone monetary policy; understand the relationship between monetary policy and fiscal policy in the management of the European economy; reflect on the consequences of Euro-zone enlargement for the conduct econo Acknowledgements Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this unit: Learning outcomes After studying this unit you will have: gained an understanding of ways that spoken language is used to create joint knowledge and understanding, and to pursue teaching and learning; considered the educational implications of some recent research on teaching and learning in face-to-face interactions; tried out some approaches to analysing the spoken language of teaching and learning. Except for third Learning outcomes After studying this unit you should be able to: provide a definition of identity; recognise how gender and socio-economic categories such as class can be used as a source of identity; discuss social structures in terms of gender, class and nation. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions) The Open University course team Learning outcomes After studying this unit you should be able to: explain how Acts of Parliament originate; discuss the process by which rules become law; understand the role of Parliament in making legal rules; understand the difference between primary and delegated legislation; understand the role of delegated legislation; read and discuss Acts of Parliament; evaluate the influence of pressure groups on
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Using the US and Mexico as the main example, this unit examines how inequalities in access to material wealth can lead to border tensions. You will also learn how many developed economies are now reliant on immigrant labour to perform jobs that their own citizens do not want to consider. How equal is the globalised world?













