DC
Sep 24, 2017
Extremely informational, well presented, with questions that stimulate reflection. The optional reading material is food for thought. I hope to see more courses from the same professor and University.
SS
Nov 30, 2021
I've taken a number of online courses on linguistics now, and this one was by and far the best. The material covered is indepth and engaging, and the professor's enthusiam makes the videos a delight.
By Mariana C
•Oct 14, 2021
Excellent course! Thank you very much Professor Marc van Oostendorp and team! I've learned a lot despite some difficulties I had with English (Intermediate level).
By Michelle R B
•Aug 6, 2021
the order of the course with intro, lesson, discussions ... interviews. was great! very knowledgable teaching. it's the perfect intro to this fascinating field.
By Yuossef a
•Jul 2, 2020
A lot of nice talk is said about this training
Organizing ideas and their sequences, linguistic diversity and creative ideas, advocating for growth and development
By Jose A D G
•Jan 20, 2021
O curso muito bom em oferecer uma visão panorâmica dos principais tópicos da linguística contemporânea. Mas poderia ter uma duração maior, aproveitar-se-ia melhor
By Sherry Y
•Nov 5, 2020
This course helped me to understand linguistics in a very detailed way. The course was very interesting and lively. Especially the interview session was amazing.
By Kevin T
•Jul 3, 2018
Thanks Prof. Marc van Oostendorp, whose introduction of human language is really intriguing and insightful. Looking forward the more advanced courses from him.
By William S
•Jan 20, 2021
It gives a great overview of a complicated human evolutionary trait. Instructor is interesting and gives good lectures with facts and questions from students.
By sarah
•Apr 28, 2020
Absolutely loved this course. It give me a great insight into linguistics and showed me that this would be something I might be interested in taking further.
By 진저브레드
•Oct 17, 2020
This was amazing! So worth it! I learnt so much, and I truly enjoyed the teaching methods as well. I appreciate all who put effort into this; God bless you!
By Nikita P
•Sep 24, 2017
Very good course for those who have not studied linguistics before. The professor gives a good overview of it and excites you with his passion to the topic.
By John M
•Apr 10, 2022
This was an excellent overivew couse. The participation of the language informants was a big plus for demonstrating some of the key points of linguistics.
By Mehrnaz / M P
•Sep 22, 2021
Very informative. The reading material provided and recommended is also very informative and useful. Very fun instructor with very fun topics and students.
By Trang N
•Jul 12, 2021
Good introduction to linguistics. Gives a nice overview into different aspects of linguistics and an oppotunity to learn more about different languages :)
By Elizabeth H B
•May 2, 2020
This was a great experience!! The content is amazing: all the videos and readings are super easy to understand and learnd from. I trully enjoy this course.
By Valeriya T
•Apr 12, 2020
Great review course. This will help to understand what linguistics is doing as a science. It will also help to understand the main subjects of linguistics.
By Stefan Y G
•Sep 15, 2017
This is a wonderful course for entry level linguistics knowledge. Whatever your background is, it will fit you and give you great insight into linguistics.
By Michael C
•Jul 21, 2017
The course presents very interesting subject matter, and the professor and his assistants do this in a very enthusiastic, energetic and interesting manner.
By Larine F
•Jun 20, 2017
Taking this course made me realize how amazing the study of Linguistics is. I really enjoyed watching the classes and interacting with my peers and tutors.
By Hope A
•Jun 11, 2020
I really enjoyed this MOOC as it was interactive and really improved my knowledge of linguistics. It was difficult at times, but well worth it at the end!
By Yerang K
•Jul 9, 2016
Very motivating lecturer and really satisfying contents!
I am so satisfied with the courese metarial including the module itself and the reading matarials
By Viktorija B
•Mar 23, 2020
This is a wonderfully structured, informative, and entertaining course, excellent both for beginners and for people who have already dabbled in language.
By Ángel M
•Oct 4, 2019
A great and complete introduction to the exciting world of linguistics, with emphasis on language diversity and endangered languages. Highly recommended.
By Silvia T
•Jun 4, 2020
I loved the contents and the way such complex topics were explained. I am linguist and this mooc gave me a wider view on how to write my phd proposal.
By Fran R H
•Nov 14, 2016
Me encantó el curso. Recordé muchas cosas y aprendí otras tantas. La interfaz fue muy amigable y los expositores muy agradables. Lo recomiendo al 100%
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