Best esl Courses Online
We compared 20 Esl courses currently listed on Coursera, Udemy and edX, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 4 come from a named university or institution, including Arizona State University, Tsinghua University and University of California, Irvine. 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.
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Teach English Now! Foundational Principles
Offered by Arizona State University
Through a series of engaging metaphors and stories, prospective and current EFL/ESL teachers will identify, summarize, and evaluate 7 basic language learning paradigms. Learners will be presented information on such foun...
$49.00listed price -
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Teach English Now! Teaching Language Online
Offered by Arizona State University
Whether you have already taught English as a Second Language and want to start teaching it online, you've already been teaching ESL online and want to sharpen your skills, or you are new to teaching and interested in tea...
$49.00listed price -
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Learn English
Offered by Tsinghua University
This specialization is intended for English as a Second Language Learners (elementary, intermediate, and advanced). No prior knowledge is required for these courses. Through 4 courses, Conversational English skills, Just...
$49.00listed price -
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Verb Tenses and Passives
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This is the first course in the Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation specialty. In this course, you will review the verb tenses that you learned in beginning English classes and learn about a few tenses you ma...
$79.00listed price -
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Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This specialization follows our Learn English: Intermediate Grammar specialization and includes more advanced grammar concepts such as noun clauses and conditionals. You'll also learn how to blend verb tenses effectively...
$49.00listed price -
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Vowels of American English Pronunciation
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This is the second course of The Pronunciation of American English specialization. In this course, you will learn and practice all of the vowel sounds of American English, including pairs of vowels that may be easy to co...
$49.00listed price -
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ChatGPT & Bard: Improve Your English Skills with AI
Welcome to "ChatGPT & Bard: Improve Your English Skills with AI" with Laura! Are you an English learner seeking a dynamic and effective approach to language improvement? Look no further! Laura, a dedicated English tu...
$24.99listed price -
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TESOL - Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages
In this course, teachers will learn how to teach reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, as well as vocabulary learning and teaching, and grammar and sentence structure. You will learn how to manage your classr...
$94.99listed price -
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Learn English: Beginning Grammar
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This specialization is for those who want to study English grammar at the beginning level. Through the three courses in this specialization, you will learn the fundamental features of English grammar such as word forms,...
$49.00listed price -
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Academic and Business Writing
Offered by University of California, Berkeley
An introduction to academic and business writing for English Language Learners, focusing on grammar, vocabulary, structure, editing, and publication.
$199.00listed price -
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The Complete Guide to American English Pronunciation
Is English not your first language? Are people constantly asking you to repeat yourself? Do you want to advance in your career or business, but you feel like your foreign accent is holding you back?Then this course is fo...
$99.99listed price -
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Phonics Made Simple: The Complete ESL Teacher’s Guide
Teach Phonics with Confidence — A Practical Guide for ESL TeachersAre you an ESL teacher who wants to teach phonics but isn’t sure where to start? Or perhaps you’re looking for new ideas, simple strategies, and practical...
$129.99listed price -
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Myth Magic And Mayhem
Welcome to Myth Magic and Mayhem: An ESL Learner's Guide to learning English through Myth and Storytelling. This is a general interest course. The important thing to note is that any and all of these cultures could have...
$19.99listed price -
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TOEFL English Vocabulary
JOIN 13,000+ SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS USING THIS COURSE TO LEARN TOEFL VOCABULARY ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a higher score on the...
$19.99listed price -
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English Made Simple: Vocabulary For Business
Learn English from a fully qualified ESL TeacherSound more natural during your English conversationsDiscover new vocabulary and expressions with the help of real examples Hi, my name's Fred and I'm a former advertising p...
$39.99listed price -
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Teaching TOEFL iBT 2026 with ChatGPT: AI Lessons & Prompts
Are you a TOEFL iBT teacher, ESL/EFL instructor, or academic English tutor spending hours each week building reading passages, listening activities, speaking prompts, writing tasks, and student feedback?This practical, b...
$149.99listed price -
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Complete English Beginners Course: Grammar and Vocabulary
Do you want to master beginner level English grammar?Do you want to build and grow your beginner level English vocabulary?Do you want to speak English confidently as a beginner of the English language?Well, then, this co...
$59.99listed price -
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Business English Networking: Speak Confidently
The course will include English language techniques for business-related socializing and networking. Should also include how to interact with business contacts in person, on the phone, or over email in a professional man...
$199.99listed price -
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Boost English Reading Comprehension & ESL Listening Skills
Improve your English reading skills, while getting a great education! STEPS English Programs is pleased to offer Udemy's first course in reading comprehension and academic knowledge building. This fun...
$34.99listed price -
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Complete English Grammar For Lower Levels
The course aims to teach all major grammar topics from pre-intermediate to upper-intermediate levels (A2-B2 levels). Most important features of this course are as follows: The instructor uses a simple and easy-to-follow...
$19.99listed price
What the prices here tell you
The 20 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $180.00. 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 Coursera, Udemy 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. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Arizona State University, Tsinghua University and University of California, Irvine — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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