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Becoming a Language Friendly Teacher (Coursera)

Mar 25th 2024
Becoming a Language Friendly Teacher (Coursera)
Course Auditing
Categories
Effort
Languages
Attention teachers worldwide! Get ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of language diversity in classrooms. As the global landscape changes, more and more children are speaking languages different from the ones used for instruction. You might have already noticed the rich tapestry of languages spoken [...]

Comprender las dimensiones interculturales en la cotidianidad (Coursera)

Este MOOC es el resultado de una co-construcción e investigación de profesoras de la Universidad Sorbonne-Nouvelle Paris 3 y la Universidad de los Andes (Colombia). Su objetivo principal es brindar herramientas para desarrollar dimensiones interculturales en la vida cotidianda. El curso está dirigido a estudiantes y profesionales de [...]

The Bilingual Brain (Coursera)

This course explores the brain bases of bilingualism by discussing literature relevant to differences in age of initial learning, proficiency, and control in the nonverbal, single language and dual-language literature. Participants will learn about the latest research related to how humans learn one or two languages and other cognitive [...]

Introduction to Mathematical Thinking (Coursera)

Learn how to think the way mathematicians do - a powerful cognitive process developed over thousands of years. Mathematical thinking is not the same as doing mathematics – at least not as mathematics is typically presented in our school system. School math typically focuses on learning procedures to solve [...]

Business English: Management and Leadership (Coursera)

Are you a business executive or a manager who uses English in your career? Then you know that good business communication in English requires focus, vocabulary, and specific linguistic structures. In this course, you will follow along a recently promoted manager as she builds and leads her team to [...]

Business English: Finance and Economics (Coursera)

Do you work in finance or interact with finance professionals? Is it necessary to speak, write or understand English in your career? Follow the authentic characters in this course as they work through common business situations in finance and economics. Learn from your successes and failure, and think critically [...]

Think Again I: How to Understand Arguments (Coursera)

In this course, you will learn what an argument is. The definition of argument will enable you to identify when speakers are giving arguments and when they are not. Next, you will learn how to break an argument into its essential parts, how to put them in order to [...]

Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics (Coursera)

Everywhere, every day, everybody uses language. 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 languages. Join us [...]

Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture (FutureLearn)

Feb 26th 2024
Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture (FutureLearn)
Course Auditing
Categories
Effort
Languages
Explore intercultural communication by understanding the relationship between language and cultural identity. Examine the relationship between language, nationality and cultural identity. On this course you will analyse why language is a social construction and examine how it relates to cultural [...]

Indigenous Languages: From Policy and Planning to Implementation and Assessment (edX)

Gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills to develop and implement a language plan. Explore how to approach learning, teaching and transmitting Indigenous languages to present and future generations, in a variety of forms and channels.