15 Best Language Skills Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Language Skills courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 6 come from a named university or institution, including Arizona State University, University of California, Irvine and Peking University. 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
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "language skills" 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 $49.00 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Learn English Now: Introduction to Language Skills
Offered by Arizona State University
This beginner-level specialization from Arizona State University provides a solid foundation for your English journey. Through three practical courses, you will master the alphabet, introduce yourself, describe daily rou...
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Enhance your Writing with Noun Clauses
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This course is designed to hold your hand step-by-step through the most basic concepts of noun clauses all the way to the end goal of writing a paragraph with varied noun clauses. With each individual lesson, you’ll watc...
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Chinese for Beginners
Offered by Peking University
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Chinese culture and language with our ABC Chinese course for beginners. This comprehensive course provides an introduction to Mandarin phonetics and essential daily expression...
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Spanish Vocabulary Project
Offered by University of California, Davis
In this course, we'll imagine that you are applying for an all-expenses paid, educational trip to a Spanish-speaking nation of your choice. You'll introduce yourself to a host family that you'll be staying with, research...
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Korean 101: Essential Expressions
Offered by Sungkyunkwan University
Hello and welcome to "Korean 101: Essential Expressions" at Sungkyunkwan University! With over 600 years of history, **Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)** is a leading institution of innovation, fostering change through res...
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A Bridge to the World: Korean Language for Beginners Ⅰ
Offered by Sungkyunkwan University
This introductory course is designed to cultivate basic communication skills for anyone interested in learning the Korean language. You will begin by exploring essential expressions used in daily life, building a strong...
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Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary
Offered by University of California, Davis
¿Habla usted español? Spanish is the second most spoken language on earth, second only to Mandarin, and growing in use every day. This specialization is designed for the beginner who may have no experience with learning...
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Learn English Now: Intermediate Communication
Offered by Arizona State University
In this Specialization, you will build intermediate English communication skills through timely, global topics that move from technology and customs to nature and sustainability, then to psychology and sociology. Across...
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Enhance your Writing with Adjective Clauses
Offered by University of California, Irvine
Do you have a hard time describing things, people, and places in English? This course will show you how to be more descriptive in your writing by incorporating adjective clauses in complex sentences. You will begin each...
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Chinese for HSK 6
Offered by Peking University
HSK六级课程旨在通过学习HSK六级相关内容提高学习者的汉语水平，并帮助学习者在HSK六级考试中获得好成绩。 HSK六级慕课课程共12周，分为两个部分。 第一部分：汉语知识与技能课。侧重于教六级水平的汉语语言知识，训练表达技能，以HSK真...
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TOEFL Reading and Listening Sections Skills Mastery
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This course prepares non-native English speakers to take the reading and listening sections of the TOEFL iBT exam. It takes a close look at every type of listening and reading question that you may encounter on the test...
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Spanish Vocabulary: Sports, Travel, and the Home
Offered by University of California, Davis
Ready for the big game? Building on the vocabulary and skills that you have already mastered, this third course of the specialization will introduce new vocabulary that will prepare you to discuss sports, pastimes and po...
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The Pronunciation of American English
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This specialization is intended for anyone who wants to achieve clearer, more understandable pronunciation of American English to help them communicate more easily and effectively. Through these four courses, you will le...
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English for Interactions in the Workplace Intermediate Level
Offered by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
The purpose of this course is to provide linguistic tools for effective interaction strategies in the professional context, according to what is established in the lower-intermediate level (B1) of the Common European Fra...
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Learn Mandarin Chinese: Intermediate
Offered by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
If you have fundamental proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, join us now to practice and improve your skill of the language spoken by more than 1 billion people. This may enable you to know and do business with people from o...
$49.00listed price
Best Language Skills Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Learn English Now: Introduction to Language Skills | Coursera | Arizona State University | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Enhance your Writing with Noun Clauses | Coursera | University of California, Irvine | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Chinese for Beginners | Coursera | Peking University | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Spanish Vocabulary Project | Coursera | University of California, Davis | $79.00 | View → |
| 5 | Korean 101: Essential Expressions | Coursera | Sungkyunkwan University | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | A Bridge to the World: Korean Language for Beginners Ⅰ | Coursera | Sungkyunkwan University | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary | Coursera | University of California, Davis | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | Learn English Now: Intermediate Communication | Coursera | Arizona State University | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | Enhance your Writing with Adjective Clauses | Coursera | University of California, Irvine | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | Chinese for HSK 6 | Coursera | Peking University | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | TOEFL Reading and Listening Sections Skills Mastery | Coursera | University of California, Irvine | $49.00 | View → |
| 12 | Spanish Vocabulary: Sports, Travel, and the Home | Coursera | University of California, Davis | $79.00 | View → |
| 13 | The Pronunciation of American English | Coursera | University of California, Irvine | $49.00 | View → |
| 14 | English for Interactions in the Workplace Intermediate Level | Coursera | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | $49.00 | View → |
| 15 | Learn Mandarin Chinese: Intermediate | Coursera | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | $49.00 | 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 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. 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 Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 6 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Arizona State University, University of California, Irvine and Peking University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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