Things I have learnt formally in the last four years:

Languages:

• French: Two years' worth of French.. and a French Girlfriend.. got to 'Lower Intermediate' before being frightened by Intermediate (all in French?!)  Can read and understand basic French quite well - not sure it is 'my' Language- but enjoyable
• Spanish: Two and a half years' of Spanish starting at Beginners - For some reason Spanish eludes me - I can watch a slow dramatic politician on TV, and understand him, but normal Spanish I find too hard.
• Arabic - Tried one term of Arabic after being inspired (and humiliated) by Moroccans who could communicate in three or four languages whilst being v poor.  Found it OK, but I needed to work at this and couldn't afford the time. I nearly remember some and make people from the middle east laugh with things like 'no problem' and 'hello' hmm..
• Italian -  now this is more 'my' language.  I have some good Italian Friends and love the culture of the south/napoli.  This has helped a weird affinity for the language and I'm progressing well.  This is my second year and I am at lower intermediate.  Next year I'm stepping up two levels.

Marketing/Business

• One term of the four hours a week Marketing Communications Course. Warwick Business School.  I participated in the assessed presentation and project, but not the final exams (I was part-observer).  We passed.. but didn't come first because.. horror of horrors, we considered the cost of our project.  Others had done things like spend £2million on a campaign designed to raise £3million without realising that this meant they needed to raise £5million to hit the overall goal.  We spent much less than that.. and would reach more people.. but as cost wasn't assessed we got a lower mark!  I wonder which businesses are like that....

Army

• Weapons Handling
• Fitness Training
• Endurance Techniques
• Living in the Field
• Field Hygiene
• Battle First Aid
• Chemical Nuclear and Biological Weapons Procedures, types and actions
• Weapons Handling
• Ambush Drills
• Patrol Drills
• Harbour Drills
• Map Reading
• Platoon Assault Procedures and Drills
• Communication and Battle Communication procedures
• Radio Communication Protocols
• Vehicle Recognition (needed to work on this)
• Giving Battle and Attack Orders
• Night Patrols
• Section Attack Drills
• Withdraw and Defend Drills

Things I have learnt informally in the last four years:

Consolidated, revised and added new understanding to:

• Project Planning
• Team Building
• Individual Learning Styles
• Business Writing (this I knew well but pared down the knowledge to communicate it)

...in order to teach these subjects at The University of Warwick

Read Books on:

• Recent History and Culture of Italy
• The influence of the criminal gangs in South Italy
• The Development of the United States of America
• Why Men Get Paid More - the choices men make that ensure Higher Salaries - and a readjustment of the 'gender pay gap = prejudice' argument
• Half of 'Intercourse' by Dworking until it really really annoyed me (she is actually crazy not a real feminist at all!)

(2009 - 10)

• HR management
• Industrial Relations in Practice
• Management
• Organisational Behaviour
• Business Statistics (well, half of it!) - Daniel and Terrel
• Game Theory for Business
• Modern Database Management - McFadden, Hoffer, Prescott