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12 Best Speaking Skills Courses on Coursera

We compared 12 Speaking Skills courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 3 come from a named university or institution, including University of California, Irvine, Arizona State University and Shanghai Jiao Tong 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
12
Price range
$49.00 – $79.00
Providers
Coursera
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 12 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "speaking 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.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A Lowest price here University-backed

    IELTS Listening and Speaking Sections Skills Mastery

    Offered by University of California, Irvine

    Whether you have taken the IELTS test before, you will benefit from completing this course on the listening and speaking sections of the exam. The lessons in this course will improve your overall skills in both listening...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    TESOL Certificate, Part 2: Teach English Now!

    Offered by Arizona State University

    This specialization is the second of two specializations that make up the TESOL Certificate from Arizona State University. This Specialization builds on the theories learned in TESOL Certificate, Part 1: Teach English No...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Academic Discussions in English

    Offered by University of California, Irvine

    This is the third course in the Learn English: Advanced Speaking and Listening specialization. In this class you will learn about different types of conversations you will have in academic settings. You will also learn s...

    $79.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Essential English for University Success

    Offered by University of California, Irvine

    This three-course specialization is intended for anyone who is preparing to study in a university in an English-speaking country, or who might do so in the future. Through courses focusing on the speaking, writing, and s...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Learn English: Advanced Academic Speaking and Listening

    Offered by University of California, Irvine

    This specialization covers the listening and speaking skills that non-native English-speaking students need to be successful in English-speaking colleges and universities. Native English-speaking students who would like...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Low Intermediate English: Meet & Greet

    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
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    English Language Skills A2-B1 CEFR: Low-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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Intermediate English: The Media

    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
  10. 10
    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
  11. 11
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    IELTS Preparation

    Offered by University of California, Irvine

    The IELTS Preparation courses in this specialization are intended for those seeking to boost their scores on the IELTS exam. Whether you have taken the test before, these courses will help you to become more familiar wit...

    $49.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Learn Mandarin Chinese

    Offered by Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Come and learn the language which is spoken by more than 1 billion people and is getting more and more learners. This may enable you to know and do business with people from one of the world's biggest economies. This spe...

    $49.00
    listed price

Best Speaking Skills Courses on Coursera compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 IELTS Listening and Speaking Sections Skills Mastery Coursera University of California, Irvine $49.00 View →
2 TESOL Certificate, Part 2: Teach English Now! Coursera Arizona State University $49.00 View →
3 Academic Discussions in English Coursera University of California, Irvine $79.00 View →
4 Essential English for University Success Coursera University of California, Irvine $49.00 View →
5 Learn English: Advanced Academic Speaking and Listening Coursera University of California, Irvine $49.00 View →
6 Learn English Now: Introduction to Language Skills Coursera Arizona State University $49.00 View →
7 Low Intermediate English: Meet & Greet Coursera Voxy $49.00 View →
8 English Language Skills A2-B1 CEFR: Low-Intermediate Coursera Voxy $49.00 View →
9 Intermediate English: The Media Coursera Voxy $49.00 View →
10 Beginner English: Times, Dates, and Numbers Coursera Voxy $49.00 View →
11 IELTS Preparation Coursera University of California, Irvine $49.00 View →
12 Learn Mandarin Chinese 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 12 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. 3 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of California, Irvine, Arizona State University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University — 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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