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Subject: Korean languageLanguage of instruction: Russian

Разница между корейскими частицами темы и подлежащего за 10 минут

Урок помогает начинающим различать корейские частицы темы и подлежащего: выделять объект или действие, представляться, давать характеристики, выражать общеизвестные факты, сравнивать и создавать контраст.

A1 · 45 minStudy lesson →
Subject: HistoryLanguage of instruction: English

The Roman Empire That Continued: Byzantium

This lesson examines why the Roman Empire did not simply end in the fifth century. It follows the Eastern Roman Empire from Constantine’s foundation of Constantinople in 330 CE through its cultural achievements, political crises, and final conquest by the Ottomans in 1453. Learners also consider how the name “Byzantine Empire” was created later by Western European scholars.

Upper-intermediate to advanced history learners · 50 minStudy lesson →
Subject: Latin American literatureLanguage of instruction: English

Literature as an Infinite Library: Interpretation and Translation

This lesson examines literature as an open, communal act rather than a fixed message controlled entirely by the author. Students explore Jorge Luis Borges’s “The Library of Babel,” Roberto Bolaño’s The Savage Detectives, the role of interpretation, and the creative importance of translation in making Latin American literature international.

High school · 55 minStudy lesson →