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.

The course presents very interesting subject matter, and the professor and his assistants do this in a very enthusiastic, energetic and interesting manner.

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.

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!

Very motivating lecturer and really satisfying contents!

I am so satisfied with the courese metarial including the module itself and the reading matarials

This is a wonderfully structured, informative, and entertaining course, excellent both for beginners and for people who have already dabbled in language.

A great and complete introduction to the exciting world of linguistics, with emphasis on language diversity and endangered languages. Highly recommended.

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.

Me encantó el curso. Recordé muchas cosas y aprendí otras tantas. La interfaz fue muy amigable y los expositores muy agradables. Lo recomiendo al 100%

I loved the materials! The lectures were clear and mind opening. Everything was with a smile! What a great attitude! Thank you. Highly recommended :)

Me gusto mucho el curso, me ayuda a seguir revitalizando el idioma Kunza de mi pueblo indígena Lickanantay, agradezco los conocimientos entregados.

This course is so fun and informative, and I was actually sad when it ended. Oostendorp is a fantastic professor and I highly recommend his course.

The course is very interesting and well presented. Professor is very helpful and not boring at all. I look forward to any next course by Leiden Uni

This course was very interesting and talked about many topics related to Linguistics. It's perfect for people that don't know anything about it !

I totally recommend this course. It was academically rigorous and fun at the same time. Thank you for the opportunity of being part of this mooc.

Really well structure and organized course! The lectures were engaging and included really interesting interviews, discussions and activities!

Very informative and covers a lot of good topics. I would certainly recommend this course to other people that are interested in linguistics.

I very much liked the professor, he has a contagious energy and is entertaining to hear and watch. Overall an excellent course, learned a lot

The videos are clear and informative. The recommended reading materials are interesting and relevant. The informants' video are interesting.

without any doubt the best course among those I have studied or tried out on and beyond coursera. a huge thanks to the whole team behind it!

I learned so much about Linguistics that I had previously not learned. I loved the structure of the course and the flexibility it offered.

The course was excellent. I could review some of the main concepts of Linguistic through very well designed lessons and fruitful material.

Immensely enlightening. I'd recommend this course to anyone who loves languages and wants to explore the fascinating world of linguistics

This course was excellent! because this made me an overview of linguistic science, their internal fields, and their main topics of study.

This is a very well-organized and engaging course:) I do have a solid background in linguistics and I still found it really interesting.