6 Best Reading Courses on Coursera
We compared 6 Reading courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $49.00. 4 come from a named university or institution, including University of California, Davis, Sungkyunkwan University 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
- 6
- Price range
- $49.00 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "reading" 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 $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Building Basic English Skills A1/A2
Offered by University of California, Davis
In this specialization your learning activities will focus on the four skills of language: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. Each course will have a strong emphasis on using applied grammar to gradually improve...
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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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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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Learn English Now: Intermediate Foundations
Offered by Arizona State University
In this Specialization, you will build English skills through themes that connect to everyday life, culture, and communication. Across three courses, you will expand vocabulary, practice grammar including present tenses,...
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Learn English Now: Basic Communication
Offered by Arizona State University
In this Specialization, you will build practical English skills by talking about people and personal stories, then moving into travel and shopping situations, and finally discussing everyday topics like cars and the envi...
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English Language Skills B1-B2 CEFR: Intermediate
Offered by Voxy
English skills are becoming increasingly essential for overcoming communication barriers and enabling access to knowledge and expertise from around the world. This Specialization will help improve your English language s...
$49.00listed price
Best Reading Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building Basic English Skills A1/A2 | Coursera | University of California, Davis | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Korean 101: Essential Expressions | Coursera | Sungkyunkwan University | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Chinese for HSK 6 | Coursera | Peking University | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Learn English Now: Intermediate Foundations | Coursera | Arizona State University | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Learn English Now: Basic Communication | Coursera | Arizona State University | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | English Language Skills B1-B2 CEFR: Intermediate | Coursera | Voxy | $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 6 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $0.00. 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. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of California, Davis, Sungkyunkwan University and Peking University — 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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