21F.402 German II (MIT)
In this course students are exposed to history and culture of German-speaking countries through audio, video, and Web materials. It focuses on the expansion of basic communication skills and further development of linguistic competency, and includes the review and completion of basic grammar, building of vocabulary, and practice in writing short essays. Students will also read short literary texts.
Economics for Marketing
What is this module about?
To develop knowledge and understanding of the concepts and theories in economics that underpins consumer choice and market interactions. The lectures and seminars will explore the theories and empirical evidence regarding the choices made by consumers in the contemporary marketplace, and how these choices are shaped and influenced.
Objectives
On completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Examine the key theories of behaviour and economic decision making
21F.019 Communicating Across Cultures (MIT)
It has become commonplace knowledge that globalization is one of the major forces shaping our world. If we look at the spread of information, ideas, capital, media, cultural artifacts - or for that matter, people - we can see the boundaries and borders that have historically separated one country or one group from another are becoming more and more permeable. For proof of this close to home, you need only to look at the composition of the MIT student body: 8 percent of the undergraduates an
Russian Alphabet App for OS
'Take the first step toward learning a new language with Russian Alphabet.This app teaches you the foundations of Russian in a fun and unique way allowing you to:• See each letter.• Hear the proper pronunciation for each letter phonetic.• For each letter, see and hear a common Russian word which begins with that letter.Russian Alphabet is not only fun, but it’s also accurate because it was developed by a native Russian speaker.*This app requires no network connection allowin
Hepatology App for iOS
'Hepatology, an official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, is now available on your iPad and iPhone. Fresh from the newsstand, “Hepatology” brings you a stimulating, high-impact mixture of original, peer-reviewed articles concerning all aspects of liver structure, function and disease. Enjoy an entirely new browsing and reading experience, and keep up to date with the most important developments in the field of liver disease even faster:- Stay curre
Supreme Court of the United States Procedures: Crash Course Government and Politics #20
This week Craig Benzine talks about what happens when a case makes it to the Supreme Court of the United States (or the SCOTUS). We're going to focus on court procedure today. We talk about how to petition to get your case heard, how written arguments, or briefs, are made, what actually happens on the courtroom floor, and of course the variety of ways the SCOTUS issues opinions on cases. (06:53)
21W.747-1 Rhetoric (MIT)
This course is an introduction to the history, the theory, the practice, and the implications (both social and ethical) of rhetoric, the art and craft of persuasion. This semester, many of your skills will be deepened by practice, including your analytical skills, your critical thinking skills, your persuasive writing skills, and your oral presentation skills. In this course you will act as both a rhetor (a person who uses rhetoric) and a rhetorician (one who studies the art of rhetoric).
21F.404 German IV (MIT)
This course focuses on development of interpretive skills, using literary texts (B. Brecht, S. Zweig) and contemporary media texts (film, TV broadcasts, Web materials). The emphasis is on discussion and exploration of cultural topics in their current social, political, and historical context via hypermedia documentaries. It also covers further refinement of oral and written expression and expansion of communicative competence in practical everyday situations.
Before I Knocked by Dylan Thomas (read by Tom O'Bedlam)
This poem was written when Dylan was a teenager. I always thought it referred to the human child that Mary might have had or to that part of Christ that was human and mortal.
Here's a famous reading by Richard Burton:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P68b4FV5ojo
Translations into french, german, spanish and portuguese here:
http://worlds-poetry.com/dylan_thomas/before_i_knocked
Dylan's Portrait by Augustus John, about 1938.
La Nativité. 1728 by Noël-Nicolas Coypel (1690-1734)
Christ o
1.3 Nick Ut's 1972 Vietnam war photograph Depositing web links in JorumOpen Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the July 15th 2017 edition This week: Russia’s dissident superheroes, how climate change will affect America’s GDP and the stories and techniques behind fine-art photography Learning space evaluation 21F.223 Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation (MIT) Ukrainian president visits wounded Observations on Collaborative Design and Multimedia Usage in Virtual Design Studio 21F.110 Chinese IV (Streamlined) (MIT) Energy Puppet: An Ambient Awareness Interface for Home Energy Consumption UT News - January 13, 2015
This short video demonstrates how to deposit web links in JorumOpen, the Jorum collection for Open Educational Resources (OER). A separate video is available on depositing files. This is one of a series of vidcasts on using JorumOpen, including searching for resources. A suitable MP4 player is needed to view this video.
The subject of physical learning space has in recent years become increasingly complex This reflection examines what evidence exists in this area
This course is designed for high-intermediate ESL students who need to develop better listening comprehension and oral skills, which will primarily be achieved by detailed instructions on pronunciation. Our focus will be on (1) producing accurate and intelligible English, (2) becoming more comfortable listening to rapidly spoken English, and (3) learning common expressions, gambits, and idioms used in both formal and informal contexts.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visits patients wounded in rocket attacks deep in government-held territory. Julie Noce reports.
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The virtual design studio (VDS) points to a new way of practicing and teaching architectural design. As a new phenomenon, little research has been done to evaluate design collaboration and multimedia usage in a distributed workplace like the virtual design studio. Our research provides empirical data on how students actually use multiple media during architectural collaborative design.
This is the second semester of the intermediate level sequence intended for students whose conversational ability exceeds their reading and writing skills. Focus is on reading and writing, as well as broadening conversational skills and control of standard pronunciation, for students with background in conversational Chinese. Lab work is required. On completing this course, students should be able to speak the language with standard pronunciation, to converse with some fluency on everyday topics
The Energy Puppet is an ambient display device that provides peripheral awareness of energy consumption for individual home appliances. The display produces different ?pet-like? behavioral reactions according to energy use patterns of the appliances to give homeowners an indication of their energy consumption status. The puppet
would raise its ?arms? in victory to display normal consumption rate, or its ?eyes? would change color to red and ?roar? to warn the homeowners when the specific applianc
In this edition of UT News learn about the UT Human Trafficking Institute, Renee's Survivor shop and Paul Begala's visit to UT. For more check out http://myut.utoledo.edu
