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!

This course was amazing! The resources, exercises, readings and lectures were super helpful for me to understand the basics of linguistics!

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.

so instructive, so attractive.

I'm very interested in Language and Society, I expect to acquire more knowledge on human language. Thanks!

A great course for those who are interested in the subject and want to take a general first look into linguistics. I really enjoyed it.

The Discussions and resources were very informative and the quizzes at all levels were challenging but at the end rewarding thank you

Covers a wide range of topics and goes quite in-depth given time constraints. The professor is clearly passionate about the subject.

Very educational and challenging course. I was pleased to see the explanation and use of Sign language brought up during the course.

Muy buen curso, me gustaron las variedades de idiomas para comparar. muchas gracias a Coursera y la universidad por lo oportunidad!

It was fantastic, challenging and brought me refreshing theoretical inputs to add to my knowledge on the area. Thank you very much.

Fantastic. I didn’t know anything about linguistics and now I know basic concepts and have many extra books to read and learn more.

Excellent MOOC! Prof. van Oostendorp has done a wonderful job, asking students and colleagues to intervene. Extremely interesting!

Prof. van Oostendorp is an excellent and motivational teacher. I feel like a got a real introduction to the field of linguistics!

Wonderfully organized course! The combination of lectures, discussion, readings, and language informants was extremely useful.

It is a very interesting course. The method is so easy and deep ate same time and it makes us think about our human condiction.

it was a very interesting , well constructed course. The insight I have regarding the studies of linguistics is intellectual .

If someone out there is wondering what a language is and how a language works, this course is what you have been looking for.

Perfectly prepared course with a capable linguist and his skilled students. We can acquire a nice overview about linguistics.