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  1. English Accent, An (1996)

    Producer
    Anne Diack
    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Looks at the standard English accent known as received pronunciation (RP) using actors, members of the royal family and language experts. Looks at the pronunciation features that characterise RP, at how...

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  2. Signs of the Times (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Anne Diack
    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Umberto Eco talks about his novel ‘The Name of the Rose’, the history of semiotics, and how we ‘read’ the world by understanding all the signs within it. Shows Eco in his country home, in an art...

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  3. Reaching and Grasping (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Anne Diack
    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Looks at the first stages of a child’s ability to handle and manipulate objects, comparing the stages of progress to that made by robots. Explains the developmental framework behind the child’s ability...

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  4. Piaget in Perspective (1988 Video)

    Producer
    Anne Diack
    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at Piaget’s life and work. After tracing his early childhood and initial work in Paris and Zurich, concentrates on his development of the study of child intellect. Using extracts from historical...

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  5. Musical Prodigies? (1994)

    Producer
    Anne Diack
    Subject
    Education; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 25 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Investigates musical talent, or giftedness, in young people. Recent research by Professor Michael Howe and John Sloboda on the development of musical ability is illustrated by mini-portraits of six young...

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  6. English Only in America? (1996)

    Producer
    Anne Diack
    Subject
    English language and literature; Languages
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Should English be the official language of the USA? More and more Americans think it should be because the increasing number of speakers of Spanish and other languages are seen by some to threaten the...

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  7. Out of Sight, Out of Mind (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Anne Diack
    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Examines the beginnings of memory in the young child. An example of a sophisticated adult memory at work, using an extract from Marcel Proust’s ‘A La recherche du Temps Perdu’. Focuses on several young...

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  8. Anti-Racism: Beyond the Debates (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Anne Diack
    Subject
    Education; Sociology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min.

    Trevor Phillips chairs a discussion among Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, writer/journalist; Maud Blair, course chairperson; Paul Gilroy, writer/lecturer, University of London; Paul Gordon, Senior Research Officer,...

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  9. Another Point of View: Social Cognition (1989 Video)

    Producer
    Anne Diack
    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Looks at the research in social cognition. Piaget’s view of child development was essentially a very individualistic one, and although he was aware of social factors he didn’t consider them to be very...

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  10. Young Turks in Germany: Education for What? (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Anne Diack
    Subject
    Education; Sociology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Relates the history of the Turkish community in Germany - why Turks originally went to work there, what life was like in the early days of settlement, and how the situation has changed since the Berlin Wall...

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