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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The ‘Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics’ online certification course is a study of the various fundamental aspects of language and is about the domain of linguistics. In this course, students are delivered with insights into the features of linguistics and the internal structures of languages. This certification program is provided by the Coursera education platform in collaboration with Leiden University and Meertens Institute for the course content and instruction.
The students can complete the modules, videos, quizzes, readings, and other exercises of the course within an approximate period of twenty-three hours. The course modules are offered with subtitles in languages such as Arabic, French, Portuguese, Greek, Italian, Vietnamese, Bulgarian, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish, Romanian to enable students from different countries to get an optimized learning experience.
The ‘Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics’ online training program helps students earn a course completion certificate at the end of the program. The course instructor for this training is Professor Marc van Oostendorp from the Meertens Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences.
The Highlights
- Online mode
- Twenty-three hours course
- Free registration
- Audit mode
- Subtitles
- Course certificate
- Flexible deadlines
- Basic level program
Programme Offerings
- Modules
- videos
- Readings
- quizzes
- Practice Exercises
- Graded Assignments
- tests
- Feedback
- Certificate
- Free learning
- Self-study
- subtitles
- Final Exam
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Coursera |
Eligibility Criteria
Certificate qualifying details
The ‘Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics’ certification by Coursera enables students to receive the certificate after finishing the course of study with the graded assessments and tests.
What you will learn
The ‘Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics’ certification syllabus is developed for the learners of the program to gain expertise with the skills and knowledge relevant to the aspects of language and linguistics. The students of this program will acquire language skills and analytical skills to understand the process of language and its constituent elements. The participants will get familiar with the historical aspects of language, and an overview of the Chinese and English languages.
Who it is for
The ‘Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics’ online classes are conducted for students who are curious to develop their knowledge in the field of linguistics and gain expertise with language skills. This course is also aimed at those who wish to explore the fields of psychology, computer science, and anthropology.
Admission Details
The students applying for the ‘Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics’ online course will have to register through the Coursera website,
Step 1: Go to the course page using the link,
https://www.coursera.org/learn/human-language
Step 2: Find the ‘Enroll For Free’ link on the course page.
Step 3: Fill in the details to register.
Step 4: Choose the mode of study.
Step 5: Pay the course fee according to the preferred mode.
Step 6: Start the course.
Application Details
The ‘Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics’ online certification course enables students to register for the course by creating an account in Coursera with basic details such as name, email address, and phone number.
The Syllabus
Videos
- Welcome to the Miracles of Human Language!
- How to succeed in your online class?
- Human Language and Animal Communication Systems
- Human Language Versus Other 'Languages'
- Discussion with Marten and Inge: Language Diversity
- Language Diversity and Ethnologue
- Discussion with Marten and Inge: What do Linguists do?
- Interview with Dr. Victoria Nyst
- Introduction language informants + introducing Han Hu, Speaker of Mandarin Chinese
- Introducing Roberta D'Alessandro, speaker of Abruzzese
- Introducing Khalid Mourigh, speaker of Tarifit Berber
- Introducing Varun DeCastro-Arrazola, speaker of Basque
- Introducing Beste Sevindik, speaker of Turkish
- Introducing Enoch Aboh, speaker of Gungbe
- Conclusion; language and dialect
Readings
- Meet the instructor & his team
- Leiden University: Facts & Figures
- Community Guidelines
- What is your learning path?
- Registration Ethnologue
- Required and optional readings
Quiz
- Test your knowledge 1
Discussion Prompts
- Introduce yourself
- Tell us your goals
- Language and identity in groups
- Language diversity is a diversity of minds?
- In what ways are unrelated languages similar?
Plugin
- Discover The World at Leiden University [video]
Videos
- Distinguishing consonants
- Production of speech sounds
- Discussion with Marten and Inge: consonants of world languages
- Sounds in systems
- Discussion with Marten and Inge: sounds and language change
- Interview with Prof. dr. Claartje Levelt
- Introduction + Tarifit Berber
- Gungbe
- Turkish
- Abruzzese
- Mandarin Chinese
- Basque
- Conclusion; sounds and gestures
Reading
- Required and optional readings
Quiz
- Test your knowledge 2
Discussion Prompts
- What was your first word?
Videos
- Words and sentences
- Morphology
- Discussion with Marten and Inge: world of words
- Syntax and word order (a)
- Syntax and word order (b)
- Discussion with Marten and Inge: the world of word order
- Interview with Prof. Noam Chomsky
- Introduction + Basque
- Tarifit Berber
- Gungbe
- Turkish
- Abruzzese
- Mandarin Chinese
- Conclusion; structure beyond sentences
Reading
- Required and optional readings
Quiz
- Test your knowledge 3
Peer Review
- World of word order
Discussion Prompts
- Words, sentences and translation
- On the nature of affixes
Videos
- Layers of meaning
- Semantics
- Discussion with Marten and Inge: color and snow
- Pragmatics
- Discussion with Marten and Inge: changing the world with sentences
- Interview with Barend Beekhuizen MA
- Introduction + Abruzzese
- Tarifit Berber
- Turkish
- Basque
- Mandarin Chinese
- Gungbe
- Conclusion; untranslatable words?
Readings
- Required and optional readings
- Quiz readings
Quiz
- Test your knowledge
Discussion Prompts
- Having no fixed description, how do we recognize objects?
- Unintentionally broken promises and Grice
Videos
- Introduction
- Aphasia
- Discussion with Marten and Inge: everyday mistakes and the Foreign Accent Syndrome
- Reading in the brain
- Visiting the lab
- Interview with Prof. Dr. Niels Schiller
- Introduction + Turkish
- Tarifit Berber
- Abruzzese
- Basque
- Conclusion; dyslexia
Readings
- Required and optional readings
- Crowdfunding credits
Quiz
- Test your knowledge 5
Discussion Prompts
- Everyday mistakes: blending
- Reading and writing with Aphasia
Videos
- Language change and variation
- Social stratification
- Discussion with Marten and Inge: social variables
- Politeness
- Discussion with Marten and Inge: examples of Face
- Interview with Prof. Adele Goldberg
- Introduction + Gungbe
- Tarifit Berber
- Turkish
- Abruzzese
- Mandarin Chinese
- Basque
- Conclusion; how personal are politeness strategies?
Reading
- Required and optional readings
Quiz
- Test your knowledge 6
- Final exam
Peer Review
- Face and Politeness
Discussion Prompts
- More on (the nature of) linguistic change
- The case of linguistic variation and Esperanto
Evaluation process
The students of this ‘Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics’ certification course are required to complete the final exam in the program and clear the same to get the certificate.
Instructors
Leiden University, Leiden Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The course can be completed in 23 hours.
Yes, you can choose the ‘Full course, No certificate’ mode to learn for free.
No, you can learn the course on your own through the course modules.
The certification program is provided by Coursera.
There are no prerequisites for this course