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.
Excellent! Really enjoyed and learnt a lot. I did not expect such a great content and professionalism in a free course. I am definitely purchasing for the title.\n\nThanks to all the team! Great job!
By Sarah E
•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 신재림
•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
•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 Elizabeth H B
•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
•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
•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
•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 A
•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
•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
•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
•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
•A great and complete introduction to the exciting world of linguistics, with emphasis on language diversity and endangered languages. Highly recommended.
By Silvia T
•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
•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%
By אביב ב
•I loved the materials! The lectures were clear and mind opening. Everything was with a smile! What a great attitude! Thank you. Highly recommended :)
By Jacqueline A Á V
•Me gusto mucho el curso, me ayuda a seguir revitalizando el idioma Kunza de mi pueblo indígena Lickanantay, agradezco los conocimientos entregados.
By Kate
•This course is so fun and informative, and I was actually sad when it ended. Oostendorp is a fantastic professor and I highly recommend his course.
By Malkat H
•The course is very interesting and well presented. Professor is very helpful and not boring at all. I look forward to any next course by Leiden Uni
By Myriam N
•This course was very interesting and talked about many topics related to Linguistics. It's perfect for people that don't know anything about it !
By Jorge F
•I totally recommend this course. It was academically rigorous and fun at the same time. Thank you for the opportunity of being part of this mooc.
By aditik
•Really well structure and organized course! The lectures were engaging and included really interesting interviews, discussions and activities!
By Arianne L
•Very informative and covers a lot of good topics. I would certainly recommend this course to other people that are interested in linguistics.
By Pablo
•I very much liked the professor, he has a contagious energy and is entertaining to hear and watch. Overall an excellent course, learned a lot
By Wee K N
•The videos are clear and informative. The recommended reading materials are interesting and relevant. The informants' video are interesting.
By Hanna P
•without any doubt the best course among those I have studied or tried out on and beyond coursera. a huge thanks to the whole team behind it!