Linguistics Courses and Certifications

Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics

97 reviews

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
• 6 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Linguistic Diversity, What for?

1 review

In this course we approach linguistic diversity and multilingualism not only from a theoretical point of view, but also from a perspective oriented to help understand and manage various contexts that emerge from diversity in different environments of soc…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics

Build your knowledge of Indo-European languages, how they changed through time, and how to reconstruct ancient languages. Every language belongs to a language family; a group of languages that are genetically related to each other. Indo-European is the n…

• Coursera
• 8 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Language and creativity

2 reviews

This free course is an introduction to the relationship between language and creativity, to the roles that linguistic creativity plays in culture and society, and to the different approaches to its...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Form and uses of language

1 review

In this free course, Form and uses of language, we will consider how language can be used in different ways for different purposes. To do this we will use the theme of memorial and commemoration. ...

• OpenLearn
• 4 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Lancaster University

Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation

5 reviews

Offers a practical introduction to the methodology of corpus linguistics for researchers in social sciences and humanities

• FutureLearn
• 8 weeks long
• 18th Sep, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis

This free course, A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis, is an introduction to the history of writing, and the key role it plays in human communication. It tracks this history ...

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours worth of material
• Finished
• Free Certificate

Language and thought: introducing representation

How does what you say come to mean something? Does what you say inherently represent what you, the speaker, think it means, whatever that might be, or does what you say carry its own meaning, ...

• OpenLearn
• 20 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Language in the real world

This free course, Language in the real world, explains and illustrates why a knowledge about how language works (i.e. ‘linguistics’) is helpful – some might say essential – for different aspects of...

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Language, notation and formulas

Communication is as vital in mathematics as in any language. This free course, Language, notation and formulas, will help you to express yourself clearly when writing and speaking about mathematics...

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Languages at work

All of us in our working lives increasingly need to work with people from other cultures or those whose native language is foreign, or we may have to go to another country and work as a foreigner ...

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Understanding Multilingual Children's Language Development

14 ratings at FutureLearn

Discover the benefits of multilingualism to enhance your practice in classroom, clinical, and home settings.

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

Introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics

43 ratings at FutureLearn

Build your knowledge of Indo-European languages, how they changed through time, and how to reconstruct ancient languages.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

York

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Accents, Attitudes and Identity

200 ratings at FutureLearn

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)

University of Huddersfield

Stylistics: Using Linguistics to Explore Texts and Meaning

34 ratings at FutureLearn

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)