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  • Culture shock theory

    Online courses | Studying Online | 02/10/2008 | 0 comments

    When new students start face-to-face lessons with me they're often also new arrivals to the UK and are experiencing a very different way of life to the one they have recently left. Culture shock can occur when students suddenly have to cope with a huge number of new experiences in an unfamiliar cultural context. Everyday activities, which we would normally do almost on 'auto-pilot', become unpredictable events that require considerably more time, effort and concentration to carry out. Students m...

  • Eurolink News Issue No 10 September 08

    Distances Learning | Eurolink Courses | 02/10/2008 | 0 comments

    Eurolink News Issue No 10 September 08 Ken MilgateChief Examiner Although this month is the ninth in our calendar, for the Romans it was the seventh month of the year which began in March. Equally anomalous, all racehorses celebrate their official birthday on January 1, the British tax year begins in April, the Chinese New Year usually falls in February and, while the rest of Europe celebrates May Day on the first of the month whenever it falls, we enjoy a holiday on the subsequent Monday unles...

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  • 2 minutes on mobile legal CPD

    Tuition | CPDcast | 05/02/2008

    We let our Audio Engineers run riot with this one. This short showreel is a fast-moving 2 minute explanation of the service and features a number of short samples from some of our best CPDcasts.