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Communication Games in a Language Programme (1978 Film)

Subject

Languages

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Communication games help language learners move from controlled practice to real language use. Some of these games can be home-made. Students play five different home-made games. The underlying principles of...

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Transmitting and Viewing the Games

Date

22 Aug 2012, 18:02

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

Post

Transmitting and Viewing the Games with Dave Gordon, BBC Director of London 2012. The British Library, London Tuesday 11 September 2012, 18.30-20.00 The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic...

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Siege of Barcelona, The (1992 Video)

Director

Patrick Buckley; Chris Haws

Producer

Thelma Rumsey

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

A look at the six years of preparation that have gone into Barcelona’s preparation for the 25th Olympic Games. Presents a ‘behind the scenes’ view of how Barcelona prepared for and managed the games,...

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Global Fantasy II: The Irresistible Spread of the Computer Game? (2000)

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 29 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

Explores the globalisation of culture through he contemporary phenomenon of computer games. Surveys gaming culture in Japan, the US and the UK and then explores the global flows of computer games, offering...

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100 Years of Olympic History (1996 Video)

aka: 100 Years of Olympic Glory

Subject

Sports science

Distribution

Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 176 min., 1996 sale: £14.99 (inclusive)

A compilation of sporting events from the modern Olympic Games. Archive footage and interviews with athletes includes footage of swimmer Mark Spitz, runner Kip Keino and gymnast Olga Korbut.

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Bidding for the Olympics: New Forms of Partnership (1996 Video)

Producer

Jack Leathem

Subject

Politics & government; Sociology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Looks at ways in which new kinds of partnerships are forming. In Manchester the public and private sectors have joined with central government to bid for the Olympic Games in the year 2000. The public sector...

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Cyberville (1994 Video)

Director

George Haggerty

Producer

Mike Wallington

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1994 sale: £25.85 (inclusive)

The electronic revolution, led largely by American technology, has created new ways of modelling, mapping and imagining the world. Video games, the Internet and virtual reality open up new space for us to...

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Infant Language (2 Parts) (1982 Video)

Director

John Walton

Producer

Norma Anderson

Subject

Education

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26, 21 min.

Part 1 shows work with aural stimuli, illustrating the development of attention skills through a variety of follow-up tasks. Part 2 shows three colourful board games being used to develop the children’s...

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Third-Year French (1979 Video)

Producer

Gavin Nettleton

Subject

French studies

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 34 min.

French language lesson for 3rd-year students in a comprehensive school. Uses the technique of role-play and games for language practice and is one of a series on ‘Good practice in modern language teaching’.

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Playing the Game (1968 Film)

Producer

Edward Goldwyn

Subject

Psychology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Interaction between children is a vital step inthe understanding of right and wrong. Through games children see the need for rules in order to live with others.

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