Matthew Tett, Author at Oxford Open Learning

Articles by Matthew Tett

European

The European Day Of Languages

The European Day of Languages is celebrated each year on 26 September. It was set up in 2001 to celebrate the diversity of language-speaking in Europe.


Calligraphy

Calligraphy – And Its Celebration

Calligraphers do not just write – every letter and word that is produced is intended to be elegant, artful and beautiful.


Asteroid

International Asteroid Day

The world’s largest asteroid impact on written record took place in Siberia on 30th June, 1908.


Charlotte Brontë

The Death Of Charlotte Brontë

Charlotte preferred grand, romantic settings, with passionate relationships, while younger sisters Emily and Anne had a desire to write about more homely, cosy themes.


World Thinking Day

World Thinking Day

World Thinking Day has its roots in the Guiding and Scouting movement, but there is no reason why all of us couldn’t spend a bit more time thinking.


Festive

Getting Stuck Into A Good Festive Read

Canadian writer L.M. Montgomery’s stories about Christmas are perfectly quintessential. These stories were written over 100 years ago but some of the traditions within survive to this day


Samhain

Samhain

Read on to find out more about some famous celebrations at this time of year.


Autumn

Perfect Autumn Reads

Autumn is a great season for many reasons, one of which is curling up with a good book (or two!) to while away the long evenings.


Challenger

The Challenger Disaster

Christa McAuliffe was a high school teacher and of the crew on board, she was considered to be its only ‘ordinary’ citizen.


Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Hitchcock himself appears in several of his own films, often in cameo roles.


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