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Basic English 2 Pre-Intermediate

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Basic English 2 Pre-Intermediate

Learn how to make use of the English language in different situations with the 4 weeks online course. This Basic English 2: Pre-Intermediate certification will increase a candidate’s fundamental speaking and listening skills requiring a time investment of just 4 hours in a single week. The main audience of this course is the refugees of the MENA region who want to learn the basics of English required for their study or work.

Basic English 2: Pre-Intermediate certification syllabus will mainly teach the candidate’s to listen to other people’s English conversations by using their listening power so that they can make use of the same in other different situations, and give an introduction of themselves fluently. The developed knowledge of the students will also be tested by asking them to write small answers to easy questions on the discussion board.

When the Basic English 2: Pre-Intermediate training ends the applicants who were studying through this course will have more confidence in themselves because it will increase their ability in understanding English at the grass-root level. This course will help them in various stages of their life in becoming students or working professionals.

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4 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Language skills
Basic English 1 Elementary

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Basic English 1: Elementary

Basic English 1: Elementary certification is a free course for 4 weeks that is a joint online alliance of King's College London with FutureLearn, and its supporter is UK aid. If candidates have always wanted to learn the English Language, with its use in both work or study purposes. Not only communicative English but also basic listening skills can be learned with this basic Communication Course.

Basic English 1: Elementary certification syllabus will help basically to progress from basic to pre-intermediate English. Candidates will also be able to participate in activities like talking about hobbies, likes, music art with families, and friends with the use of basic grammar like subject pronouns, past, and present tenses, and focusing on their pronunciation.

Since candidates will be able to read, write, and speak proper English, they will be introducing themselves fluently and will be able to join conversations overcoming their fear. With the use of both computers, and smartphones candidates will hear people speak English on different occasions with quizzes to test their knowledge.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Language skills
English for Healthcare

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English for Healthcare

An online English for Healthcare certification course by King's College London is exclusively available on the FutureLearn platform. This 3 hours weekly course is thought of mainly for professionals who want to learn the healthcare language and vocabulary and is put under the category of Healthcare and Medicine. The healthcare language can be quite difficult, but with this course, candidates will explore the English language skills required for a healthcare study.

Having the terminologies, and communication related to the healthcare sector on different occasions, the English for Healthcare certification syllabus covers all these aspects. Not only this but listening to English through the healthcare personnel recordings also is a part of the course curriculum. Candidates can test their own knowledge by writing suitable answers for discussed questions by using the Language taught.

Anyone with an interest in the healthcare sector communication will be eligible for the English for Healthcare training. To feel more confident when speaking the healthcare language, candidates will explore English more, and develop a more caring attitude towards patients.

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4 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of healthcare sciences

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English for the Workplace

A 4 weeks short English for the Workplace certification course is ideal for students who wish for the betterment of their English skills that are required for surviving in the workplace. This online course has been prepared exclusively by FutureLearn and The British Council. If being confident in speaking, and reading the English language is the main aim then this course has to be the only choice of the candidates. 

English for the Workplace certification syllabus will actually focus on key aspects of workplace English. In this course, candidates will watch videos and then also listen to audio recordings of other people who are in work situations. This online course is a part of the Business, and Management courses of FutureLearn.

English for the Workplace training will help candidates practice English in workplace scenarios by learning English expressions, that can help in examining the situations for applying successfully to jobs, and also giving successful interviews. During this entire course, the candidates will get prepared to share their experiences with their peers.

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4 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Communication skills
Entrepreneurship from Business Idea to Action

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Entrepreneurship: From Business Idea to Action

This 4 weeks Entrepreneurship: From Business Idea to Action certification course can help improve one’s knowledge regarding entrepreneurship so that planning, developing, and nurturing a plan can be discovered for building a successful business venture. This online programme has been produced jointly by Futurelearn, and the King's College London mainly as PADILEIA project’s part.

Entrepreneurship: From Business Idea to Action certification syllabus will help in the development of key business skills including preparing and pitching an idea to writing a proper vision statement. This will basically allow the participants to understand a business properly, and also develop skills required to become an Entrepreneur that is required both for study and work at the university. 

Entrepreneurship: From Business Idea to Action training will be using real case studies related to local Entrepreneurship, and businesses in the region of MENA so that the participants can apply the useful business ideas and concepts to several contexts. All these will actually make a candidate smart about performing in an entrepreneurship ecosystem.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Entrepreneurial skills
Teach like an Entrepreneur Bringing Entrepreneurship into the Classroom

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Teach like an Entrepreneur: Bringing Entrepreneurship into the Classroom

The Teach like an Entrepreneur online course is a four-week-long programme offered by FutureLearn. The course sheds light on the importance of entrepreneurship and how it can be incorporated into the teaching and learning of STEM subjects. You will learn to embed entrepreneurial skills and activities in education with the help of experiential and challenge-based learning resources.

The Teach like an Entrepreneur syllabus includes entrepreneurial competencies, mindsets, skill sets, tools, and techniques. It will address subjects like cultural values that influence entrepreneurship and the fear of failure. The programme specially caters to teachers who are looking to transform their methods and inspire their students.

FutureLearn’s Teach like an Entrepreneur certification is a self-paced programme that allows you to start straight away and learn at your leisure. You can even map your progress throughout the course and mark lessons as complete. Developed and funded by EIT RawMaterials in collaboration with FutureLearn, the course is instructed by Professor Dana Redford. Lastly, you can conclude the course and your experience by earning a certificate for the same.

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4 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Entrepreneurial skills

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University of Groningen, Groningen , Global Center on Adaptation via Futurelearn
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Fashion’s Future: The Sustainable Development Goals

The fashion industry is one of the most thriving industries in the world, with an enormous impact on sociology and ecology. More than that, it is linked with multiple industries like tourism, creative industries like music and film, and the chemical industry. Through this course on Fashion’s Future: The Sustainable Development Goals by Future Learn, you will learn about the environmental and social impacts of the fashion industry.

The course, developed by Fashion Revolution, covers disparate issues like poverty and gender labour, which are the by-products of fast fashion. During the Fashion’s Future: The Sustainable Development Goals training course, you will look at the current state of the fashion industry, and the tools and strategies that can create a sustainable future. 

On this free course, you will learn about ethical approaches to fashion, how the global fashion supply chains work and responsible production. The Fashion’s Future: The Sustainable Development Goals online course is a 4-week course that lets you learn at your own pace with highly accomplished instructors. 

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of fashion industry
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Fashion Values: Economy

4 Weeks
Free
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Film Education: A User's Guide

Film Education: A User's Guide online course is a British film Institute developed an online programme that runs for a duration of 4 weeks. It is completely online in nature and partners with three other content providers such as DFI, Content King, and Cinémathèque Française. The Film Education: A User's Guide certification has nine instructors par excellence who offered several modules in this programme with a high level of expertise and the programme is co-funded by the European Union. The Film Education: A User's Guide certification syllabus is planned into a series of six modules and specially made for professionals who are closely associated with the film fraternity, festivals, and technical areas. The programme will involve well-strung modules with supportive theory, case studies, and exercises that will strengthen the candidate to become a well-informed individual in the area of film making and appreciation.

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4 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of films

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Norwegian For Beginners 2 Course

The Norwegian for Beginners 1 course provides an initial solid foundation in learning the Norwegian language. The Norwegian for Beginners 2 certification course will help you in improving your communication skills in Norwegian, one step further.

The Norwegian language is much easier to learn than most other languages, for those who are fluent in English. This is because the word order is much closer to English, and the grammar is also easy to understand, compared to other Germanic languages. This course will teach you to speak using more complex sentences, describing objects and people. Grammar rules such as the subordinate clauses and inflection of adjectives are also taught in this course.

If you’re planning to move to Norway or if you simply want to learn this beautiful Nordic language, taking up this course will improve your confidence in speaking the Norwegian language. Veruska De Caro-Barek will be teaching this course. She is an assistant professor in Norwegian as a second language at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She also works as a researcher in Technology and learning.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Language skills

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Norwegian for Beginners 1

FutureLearn has created a basic-level Norwegian for Beginners 1 online training to help develop speaking and understanding skills in Norwegian. The course introduces the basics of the Norwegian language. Candidates will start by learning how to introduce themselves as well as others. They will also acquire vocabulary about where they live and describing where they are from.

The Norwegian for Beginners 1 programme is a four-week programme and requires candidates to devote five hours a week to study. The course is designed and structured by a national institution, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Veruska De Caro-Barek, an assistant professor in Norwegian as a second language at NTNU, will teach the course. 

The Norwegian for Beginners 1 certification requires the candidates to use a computer keyboard with Norwegian characters to facilitate typing out information for the course. By the end of the course, the candidates will have basic confident conversations in Norwegian. Students can join the course for free and start learning right away or choose the upgrade or unlimited versions for added benefits. 

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Language skills

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Norwegian for Beginners 3

Norwegian for Beginners 3 by FutureLearn is the third part of the Norwegian language learning course present on this platform. This course moves towards a more complex part of Norwegian language usage. The culture, festival, traditions, sport of Norway will be explored in this third part. Norwegian prepositions, tenses, adjectives, and possessive pronouns are emphasized and given due importance in this course.

The discussion forum with peers will help the candidates connect and learn together. The listening exercises are designed to evaluate and upgrade the candidates learning progress. The simple daily life conversations will be taught slowly to match the learner's ability. This course is self-paced which means the candidates can learn in their flexible hours. The candidates will also write in Norwegian characters as a curriculum of the course. The candidates will have to use a keyboard with Norwegian characters on it.

This Norwegian for Beginners 3 certification course is developed by the Norwegian University of science and technology. The certification for this course is verified by this institution. The certification will help the candidates opting for further studies or language-related job opportunities. It is shareable on Linkedin and also in CV or resume.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Communication skills Language skills
Certificate

Irish 104: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture

With the Irish 104: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture certification course, candidates will be introduced to the Irish culture and basic speaking Irish skills. Since the Irish language is one of the oldest languages spoken in Europe, trying to speak this language has increased among people all over the world. This Language course has been made together by FutureLeanrn, and Dublin City University for its applicants.

The Irish 104: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture certification syllabus will help candidates grow an understanding, and interest in speaking the fundamentals of the Irish language like spoken words, phrases, and even dialogues. This course will also guide on how one can make appointments for meeting people during holidays, and also command them. One will also learn the association of women with Irish legends and myths.

The candidates can spare just 4 hours in the entire week for studying the course curriculum. This will lead them to discover the connection between the new-age Irish society, and the language spoken by the people of Ireland.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Language skills
Certificate

Irish 101: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture

Learn the foundation level of Irish language and culture with the Irish 101: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture certification course. If the candidates have always wanted to learn to speak the Irish language, and its basics including, introductions, greetings, names, numbers, and other prerequisites then an online course under the initiative of Dublin City University, and FutureLearn will be suitable.

Irish 101: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture certification syllabus covers Ireland’s culture which is rich in dance, music, Gaelic games, storytelling, and even literature. Not only the things mentioned above, but candidates will also understand the people who speak the Irish language.

This History course on Irish 101: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture training will be receiving an idea about  Gaeltachtaí, which means they will find out about the places that have people communicating their very own Irish Language and will be learning to pronounce in their ways.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Language skills
Certificate

Irish 103: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture

Irish 103: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture certification is the 3rd introductory course under the Irish language course. Candidates will be using daily conversational skills to speak about their personal skills, occupations, and daily activities through this online 4 weeks course. This programme has been brought into action by Dublin City University, and FutureLearn. 

Irish 103: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture certification syllabus encompasses both the development of the candidate’s written and spoken capability to understand the foundational words and phrases regarding self, daily routines, shopping skills, occupations, and other abilities.

This Irish 103: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture training is a History course with which the candidates shall be able to make a discovery regarding the relationship between contemporary Irish society, and the Irish Language. This online course is a successor of the Irish 102: An Introduction to Irish Language and Culture course available on FutureLearn.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Language skills
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Unleash Your Potential Innovation and Enterprise

The world we live in today is ever-changing and painstakingly competitive. As such, creative thinking is more important now than it has ever been. The Unleash Your Potential: Innovation and Enterprise online course from the University of Bristol will help you develop the confidence to come up with ideas that have the potential to make a difference.

Not only will you learn how to come up with an idea, but you will also learn how to convert it into action. The Unleash Your Potential: Innovation and Enterprise programme will equip you with problem-solving capabilities and problem-structuring tools to help you tackle complex issues. You will also learn how to articulate your ideas, pitch them successfully, and develop networks through this four-week programme.

With the Unleash Your Potential: Innovation and Enterprise online training, you will learn all that and more. You have to devote just three hours every week. Since this course is 100% online, applicants will study at a convenient pace. Candidates can also check out learner reviews for the programme before enrolment.

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4 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Problem Solving Ability Business Management
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Intellectual Property Management in the Food Sector: Safeguarding Your Trademarks in the Global Marketplace

Intellectual Property Management in the Food Sector: Safeguarding Your Trademarks in the Global Marketplace certification is a short initiative by 3 institutes namely EIT Food, University of Warsaw, and FutureLearn. With this course, candidates will be able to discover how intellectual properties can be protected in the food industry. This online programme falls under the Business & Management category of courses on FutureLearn.

Intellectual Property Management in the Food Sector: Safeguarding Your Trademarks in the Global Marketplace certification syllabus deals with managing, and safeguarding a company’s IP. The candidates will also learn to make an evaluation of the problem sources by using patents and navigating the entire world of SMEs.

Intellectual Property Management in the Food Sector: Safeguarding Your Trademarks in the Global Marketplace training course is very important for professionals because it will teach the best practices that one can use for a company’s intellectual property management since it is one of the greatest assets that a company can possess.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Legal Knowledge
Introduction to Business Management

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Introduction to Business Management

Candidates with the Introduction to Business Management certification can explore what qualities it takes to become a successful manager of the business. This 4 weeks short online course on business and Management is designed in partnership with King's College London, and FutureLearn. With this course, candidates will develop their very own personal style of managing a business.

With the help of this Introduction to Business Management certification, candidates can learn a whole range of business management skills that may seem relevant to their life, or any other field of work they are into. Candidates will also grasp mandatory concepts, terminology, and tools in Business Management.

Introduction to Business Management certification syllabus focuses on 4 important pillars under business management which are managing the people, the money, the information, and also having an understanding of one’s own self so that the candidate can communicate professionally in business situations thereby identifying their own leadership style.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Business Management
Personalised Care Peer Leadership Foundation Step Two

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Personalised Care: Peer Leadership Foundation - Step Two

Personalised Care: Peer Leadership Foundation - Step Two programme will talk about the changing culture in the NHS, particularly the shift from ‘what is the matter with the patient’ to ‘what matters to the patient’. This is the sequel to the ‘Personalised Care: Peer Leadership Foundation - Step One’ training course on FutureLearn. You will learn what personalised care is and how it will particularly help the population of England. 

The Personalised Care: Peer Leadership Foundation - Step Two online course is offered by NHS England and NHS Improvement and will be taught by Jo Fitzgerald and Colin Royle. It is a 4-week training programme. However, you can decide your own schedule. The course requires about 2 hours of learning each week. You will be exposed to various learning tools such as short videos, long-form and short-form articles, audio files and quizzes. You can also track your progress and be a part of a global classroom.   

Personalised Care: Peer Leadership Foundation - Step Two training also offers certification, which can be useful for your career. 

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4 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Leadership
Personalised Care Peer Leadership Foundation-Step One

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Personalised Care: Peer Leadership Foundation - Step One

NHS England aims to move towards a highly personalised healthcare system for better health management. However, this is a relatively new concept, which is why FutureLearn is hosting the Personalised Care: Peer Leadership Foundation - Step One programme to educate about it. Through this course, you will understand this targeted approach to care and health.

The Personalised Care: Peer Leadership Foundation - Step One training is a four-week virtual programme provided by the NHS. The in-depth course content will explain how personalised care is a significant advantage for all of England’s residents and how this new healthcare system works in practice. The curriculum is free to join, open to everyone, with a self-paced schedule for convenient learning.  

Moreover, the Personalised Care: Peer Leadership Foundation - Step One course provides two other enrolment tracks (paid), each with its exclusive benefits. The curriculum also includes activities, articles, videos, audios, expert educators, and a completion certificate (for eligible learners only). You can progress at your comfortable pace and dedicate just two hours per week to finish the training adequately.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of healthcare sciences
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How To Create A Profitable Pricing Strategy

How To Create A Profitable Pricing Strategy course is offered by the Future Learn portal in collaboration with the entrepreneur now network in online mode. During this course, candidates will learn about developing pricing strategies, analysing the target market and communicating with the target audience via a series of strategies. Learners will be able to develop unique value in the market for the organisation, which will help them to grow their business in the specific market.

The course will be instructed by Ken Burke, founder of entrepreneur now network and the medium of instruction will be English. The course will be a four weeks programme, where a student is required to invest three hours per week to complete all the topics of How To Create A Profitable Pricing Strategy course. To apply for this course, candidates must visit the provider’s official website and register. Students are advised to go through the article below for course requirements, fee structure, etc.

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4 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Entrepreneurial skills Marketing skills Communication skills Business Management

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Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform for Business

4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Perioperative Medicine in Action

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Perioperative Medicine in Action

4 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
History of the Book in the Early Modern Period 1450 to 1800

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The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800 Course

The early modern period saw many new inventions, but the development of printing was probably the most exciting of them all. The course on The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800 will teach candidates about the impact of this printing revolution on contemporary politics, religion, medicine and science. 

Candidates will learn how books were made, illustrated and bound together. They will learn how these books were sold, circulated and read by the people of the early modern period. Such insightful details about the history of the book in the early modern period are bound to be an enriching experience for the candidates.

The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800 by FutureLearn gives candidates a unique opportunity to study early modern book production using sample books from the Edward Worth Library, Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. Candidates can look through early editions of Aesop’s Fables or study the engravings of Anthony Van Dyck.

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4 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of history

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Keio University, Minato via Futurelearn
Certificate

An Introduction to Japanese Subcultures

An Introduction to Japanese Subcultures online course is designed to answer the questions of the people who are interested in Japanese subcultures but do not know where to look first. You will analyse the culture deeply and examine its historical context. 

If you are familiar with Shonen-manga, Japanese pop music, Shojo-manga, Vocaloid and other elements of this phenomenon and want to learn more, this course is for you. An Introduction to Japanese Subcultures course by FutureLearn serves as an apt gateway into the world of the ‘Cool Japan’. 

You will explore the reasons why Japanese subculture intrigues people all around the world, with a primary focus on defining the dimensions of ‘vulnerability’ and ‘immaturity’ of youth culture from the 1970s. These keywords are meant to explain a new meaning of the cultural phenomenon in Japan.

The Japanese subculture has garnered substantial worldwide popularity and acceptance in the last two decades. An Introduction to Japanese Subcultures MOOC will take you through the causes behind it and how its market is expanding. 

Moreover, the course will let you recognise key Japanese subcultures like comics, anime, J-pop idols, cosplay and the Hatsune Miku Vocaloid emphasising on the themes such as Battle, Fan culture, Love and Technology.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of history

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