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.
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 Darren H
•Fantastic! The course was really fun and interesting. I found Professor van Oostendorp's presentation to be informative, enthusiastic, animated and amiable. I've had a blast!
by Patricia Z
•It was my first experience with an online course and it was excellent! The materias were very interesting and difficult but not impossible. I'm very grateful for everything!
by antonio b
•A very beautiful seminar. It should be a little bit more longer and have some reference to a leading book in order to deepen some of the topic. Is there a follow up course?
by Nikki S
•I very much enjoyed this course. All of the videos were informative as well as engaging. The material was compelling and I think I may like to learn more in the future!
by Sandra E C E
•The course was as exciting as challenging. The lectures are short but full of information. The interviews were really interesting. I loved it. I totally recommend it.
by Katarina M
•Brilliant course! Content was engaging and varied, lectures were interesting, assigments were just the right level of difficulty Many thanks to everyone involved! :)
by Yuossef a
•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 José A D G
•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
•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
•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
•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 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.