EarthDiverse Term 4 Language courses:
And don't forget to check out our Term 4 Language courses in Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi and Urdu. These are offered both as in-person classes in Hamilton, with live-streaming distance-learning options and the ability to watch the video recorded sessions at a time of your choosing to allow you to study at your own pace.
All of our Term 4 Language courses are continuing from previous semesters, but please consider brushing up on one of these languages if you already have some background in one of our current offerings. New class intakes in all of our languages (i.e. Introductory 101 courses) begin in Term 1 and Term 3 each year. New languages (e.g. Japanese) are coming in 2021 Term 1, so stay tuned!
All of our language courses start the week beginning Monday 19 October and are offered at different times and dates.
For more information on our Language classes, and our other History, Religious Diversity, and World Mythology courses, please see our website.
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What workplace change would you like to see most?
This coming Monday is Labour Day in New Zealand. This public holiday marks when the eight-hour workday and 48-hour workweek became law in 1899. The idea started with Samuel Parnell, a carpenter in Wellington, who in 1840 refused to work more than eight hours a day. Since skilled workers were in short supply, his employer had to agree.
As more skilled workers arrived, employers tried to change working conditions, but Parnell and others kept pushing for better rights. In 1890, Parnell led a Labour Day parade of 1,500 people to promote the eight-hour day. He passed away shortly after, and nine years later, Labour Day became an official public holiday.
Do you feel that we have reached the ideal in working environments yet? What rights are you passionate about relating to employment? Share your thoughts!
EarthDiverse History course on the Second Temple Period starts Wed 23 October!
EarthDiverse is pleased to announce a new course entitled: "HIS325: An Introduction to the Religious, Cultural and Political Background of the ‘Inter-Testamental’ and ‘New Testamental’ Periods, aka the ‘Second Temple Period’" with Dr Dennis Green, PhD, beginning Wed 23 October 2024, 7:00-8:30pm and running for 6 consecutive weeks.
This 6-week course examines the religio-cultural matrix which produced Judaism, Jesus and the earliest Jesus movement. This period brought about the death of ‘Ancient Israel’ and the birth of ‘Judaism’. We'll explore the intersection of Greek philosophy and Semetic theology. This historical period was an era of rapid religious change and uncertainty, massive cultural clashes and unending political turmoil. As a result, it was also an era of great religious creativity and diversity. This included the creation of a new religious movement in Judaea which would eventually spread throughout the Greco-Roman world.
Our courses are offered as in-person classes, live-streamed via Zoom, or via video recordings which are made available 1-2 days after each class session.
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