Linguistics Courses

LEI

Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics

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There is no human society, no matter how small or how isolated, which does not employ a language that is rich and diverse. This course introduces you to linguistics, featuring interviews with well-known linguists and with speakers of many different langu…

• Coursera
• 23 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 4th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Linguistic Diversity, What for?

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What is linguistic diversity? What are its implications and opportunities? How is diversity around the world? How is it experienced, understood and managed in different contexts? What is your knowledge and experience about languages and diversity? In thi…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Oralpha: Literacy for new citizens, a course for trainers

You are interested in welcoming processes of migrants and refugees? You want to dedicate yourself to teaching lamguage and literacy? The objective of this course is to get to know the simultaneous process of literacy and language learning in the host soc…

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

UP

Cognición, Pensamiento y Lenguaje

¿Qué es la psicología cognitiva? ¿Cómo estudia la mente? ¿Cómo funciona la mente cuando tenemos que llegar a una conclusión en un razonamiento, tomar una decisión, resolver un problema o asignar causas a un hecho? ¿Qué pasa en nuestra mente entre que ten…

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

CrashCourse

Linguistics by CrashCourse

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Syllabus: Crash Course Linguistics Preview.What is Linguistics?: Crash Course Linguistics #1.Morphology: Crash Course Linguistics #2.Syntax 1 - Morphosyntax: Crash Course Linguistics #3.Syntax 2 - Trees: Crash Course Linguistics #4.Semantics: Crash Cours…

• YouTube
• 3-4 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

NPTEL;  IIT Madras

Introduction to Modern Linguistics

This course aims at creating an awareness of the system underlying the structure of language. It will introduce concepts and tools in the study of Modern Linguistics. The course will include all the principal levels of structure of language, such as, Pho…

• YouTube
• 32 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

NPTEL;  IIT Madras

Principles and Parameters in Natural Language

This course offers a view of human language as a rule-governed system. It will show how language is learned and how the human mind stores the structure of language. This course will introduce components of linguistics theory in a generative framework.

• YouTube
• 34 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

NPTEL;  IIT Madras

Appreciating linguistics: A typological approach

This course appreciates linguistics as an academic discipline that focuses on the understanding of what is natural language and what does systematicity of language comparison deals with. Following the typological approach, this course investigates both t…

• YouTube
• 24 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Ted-Ed

Playing With Language

Syllabus: Where do new words come from? - Marcel Danesi. How to use rhetoric to get what you want - Camille A. Langston. One of the most difficult words to translate... - Krystian Aparta. How interpreters juggle two languages at once - Ewandro Magalhaes.…

• YouTube
• 2-3 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

University of Huddersfield

Stylistics: Using Linguistics to Explore Texts and Meaning

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Gain insights into political speeches, beautiful poetry, and everything in between as you take a deep dive into stylistics.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

IIT Kanpur;  NPTEL

Introduction To The Psychology Of Language

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The objective of this course is to understand the psychological processes involved in language production, acquisition & comprehension. Students will be expected to learn how words & sentences are formed, spoken & understood. Also, how langua…

• Swayam
• 8 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2022
• Free Online Course

la Autónoma

Conciencia Lingüística

Al finalizar el curso serás capaz de: Tomar conciencia acerca de cómo funciona el lenguaje humano, en lo que se refiere a la formación de palabras y estructuras que usamos a diario, su combinación y sus distintas posibilidades de significado. Con ello,…

• Coursera
• 38 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 2 weeks from now (25th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

York

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Accents, Attitudes and Identity

Learn how sociolinguists explore the relationship between language and the expression of personal, social and cultural identity.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Lancaster University

Shakespeare's Language: Revealing Meanings and Exploring Myths

Demystify renowned Shakespeare myths and get introduced to corpus-based methods for analysing his use of language in context.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

SPbPU

Инженерия знаний: вводный инженерно-лингвистический курс

Этот курс предназначен для подготовки слушателей к работе с современными источниками информации, способам извлечения информации и формирования знаний. Умение полноценно извлекать информацию и знания из различных источников – ключевой фактор в профессион…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 21st Mar, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)