6 Best Language Courses on edX
We compared 6 Language courses currently listed on edX, priced from $59.00 to $340.20. 4 come from a named university or institution, including The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Cambridge. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 6
- Price range
- $59.00 – $340.20
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "language" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $59.00 to $340.20, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Cantonese Language and Culture for Beginners
Offered by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The course aims to enable students to master the sounds of Cantonese and conduct basic conservations in Cantonese. It is suitable for learners of the following 3 categories: (1) People from Hong Kong who may be expatriat...
$99.00listed price -
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Yup'ik Language and Culture
Offered by University of Alaska Fairbanks
Learn about the language and culture of Alaska’s Yupiit people.
$119.00listed price -
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Introduction to Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology
Offered by University of Cambridge
This course is an introduction to human cognition and how it is explored. You will explore how Psychology was born as a separate discipline and how we began to study the nervous system in terms of functions, abilities an...
$299.00listed price -
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The Power of Words
Offered by The University of Tokyo
This course examines how words retain power amidst crises, focusing on Japanese and English literature. It explores how words aid in resilience and self-renewal. Emphasis is on understanding form's role in texts and soci...
$59.00listed price -
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Neurosciences : audition, langage et musique
Offered by Université de Montréal
De la berceuse chantée au bébé jusqu’au discours enflammé du politicien et ses intonations, du chanteur sous la douche au pianiste virtuose, le langage et la musique font partie de notre vie sociale, intellectuelle et af...
$120.00listed price -
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Mandarin Essentials for Beginners
Offered by MandarinX
This course on Mandarin Essentials for Beginners offers a welcoming introduction to the Chinese language. It's designed to help learners develop foundational skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Mandarin....
$340.20listed price
Best Language Courses on edX compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Cantonese Language and Culture for Beginners | edX | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | $99.00 | View → |
| 2 | Yup'ik Language and Culture | edX | University of Alaska Fairbanks | $119.00 | View → |
| 3 | Introduction to Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology | edX | University of Cambridge | $299.00 | View → |
| 4 | The Power of Words | edX | The University of Tokyo | $59.00 | View → |
| 5 | Neurosciences : audition, langage et musique | edX | Université de Montréal | $120.00 | View → |
| 6 | Mandarin Essentials for Beginners | edX | MandarinX | $340.20 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 6 priced courses on this page run from $59.00 to $340.20, with the middle of the range around $120.00 — a spread of $281.20. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Cambridge — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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