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15 Best Listening Skills Courses for Beginners

We compared 15 Listening Skills courses currently listed on Udemy, Coursera and edX, priced from $19.99 to $285.30. 2 come from a named university or institution, including Waseda University and Dartmouth College. 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
$19.99 – $285.30
Providers
Udemy, Coursera, edX
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, Coursera, edX, matched to "listening 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 $19.99 to $285.30, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Complete German A1: Best Method for Beginners (A1.1, A1.2+)

    Welcome to the Complete A1 German Course, your one-stop solution to mastering the German A1 level with ease created by a native speaker and professional with over ten years of experience as a university lecturer and cont...

    $69.99
    listed price
  2. 2
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Learn Chinese HSK 1 Beginner Intensive Reading Course H10901

    Learn Chinese With David (LCWD) is series of courses, designed for foreigner to learn mandarin, suitable for beginners from ZERO to higher level.  (8 HD Videos, Total 220 Minutes)   It is also ideal for examination prepa...

    $129.99
    listed price
  3. 3
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Everyday English Beginners: Travel, Shopping & Daily Conv.

    ONE OF THE ONLY BEGINNER ENGLISH COURSES THAT HAS MANY AI ASSISTANT TEACHERS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS! Learn English 1: Master the Basics is the perfect starting point for anyone eager to...

    $199.99
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Beginner English: Times, Dates, and Numbers

    Offered by Voxy

    In this course, you will develop your English conversational skills that you can use to build your personal and professional relationships. Learning activities in this course will take place on Voxy, an engaging language...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Udemy Certificate Grade C Lowest price here

    Communication Skills for IT Beginners

    This course is designed for IT beginners and freshers who want to improve their communication skills for the workplace. Communication is a key factor for professional success, and this course focuses on building confiden...

    $19.99
    listed price
  6. 6
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Arabic for beginners

    Arabic Language Course for BeginnersStart speaking Arabic with confidence — from your very first lesson!Have you always wanted to learn Arabic but didn’t know where to begin?This beginner-friendly course is your perfect...

    $19.99
    listed price
  7. 7
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    English for Beginners: Master Grammar, Vocabulary & Speaking

    Unlock your English potential with this complete beginner-friendly course designed to help you master grammar, expand your vocabulary, improve your pronunciation, and speak with confidence in real-life situations.Through...

    $19.99
    listed price
  8. 8
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Communication Fundamentals: How To Communicate Better

    If you want to effectively communicate with your co-workers, employees, boss, family and friends, then this is course for you! Communication Fundamentals: How To Communicate Better introduces you to the key tools and kno...

    $139.99
    listed price
  9. 9
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    English Speaking Upgrade: Speak English Now for Beginners

    If you're planning to travel abroad but are nervous about speaking English to people, or if you've attended months of grammar classes but still struggle to complete a sentence, worry no more! With Teacher Jet's Complete...

    $199.99
    listed price
  10. 10
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Learn Casual Japanese: Colloquial Speech for Beginners

    Are you tired of only learning textbook Japanese? This beginner-level course teaches you how to speak casual, everyday Japanese — just like native speakers do with friends and family.This course includes:* Full romaji su...

    $24.99
    listed price
  11. 11
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Communication Skills Fundamentals

    Complete program on the fundamentals of communicationIn this training, you will learn effective strategies to communicate your ideas clearly, listen better and also get your message across more easily.Here are some testi...

    $39.99
    listed price
  12. 12
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Steps in Japanese for Beginners 1

    Offered by Waseda University

    This introductory course is designed for those who want to learn Japanese from the ground up. You'll explore fundamental vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, all while developing listening and speaking skills through...

    $285.30
    listed price
  13. 13
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    HSK 1 for the beginners

    Welcome to “HSK 1 for the Beginners” — the perfect course to start learning Mandarin Chinese from zero! Whether you are a student, traveler, professional, or simply interested in Chinese culture, this course provides a c...

    $49.99
    listed price
  14. 14
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Hungarian Language for Beginners

    The course walks through fundamental Hungarian grammar, introducing core sentence structures and verb conjugations. Interactive audiovisual lessons build speaking, reading, and listening ability while pronunciation drill...

    $19.99
    listed price
  15. 15
    edX MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    Introduction to Italian Opera

    Offered by Dartmouth College

    Explore Italian Opera in this two-act learning experience as we learn to listen to music in new ways.

    $49.00
    listed price

Best Listening Skills Courses for Beginners compared

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 $19.99 to $285.30, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $265.31. 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 Udemy, Coursera and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Waseda University and Dartmouth College — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.

Before you enrol

Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.

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