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This course gives an introduction to German language and culture. The focus is on acquisition of vocabulary and...

Social Sciences Sociology Humanities

Margarita Ribas Groeger

Spanish I is very different from other classes at MIT. The central component of the text and workbook is a series of...

This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of the language, providing opportunities to acquire...

This subject is the first semester of four that forms an introduction to modern standard Chinese, commonly called...

21G.301/351 offers an introduction to the French language and culture with an emphasis on the acquisition of...

Margarita Ribas Groeger

Spanish II continues to develop students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills using the second part of...

In this course students are exposed to history and culture of German-speaking countries through audio, video, and...

Social Sciences Sociology Humanities

This course will address some fundamental questions regarding human language: (1) how language is represented in our...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

This is an experimental version of 21G.506, which offers a combination of in-person and synchronous remote...

Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin (汉语基础教材)

Julian K. Wheatley

This online textbook represents materials that were used in the first four semesters (two years) of the Mandarin...

Writing and Rhetoric: Rhetoric and Contemporary Issues

Dr. Andrea Walsh

This course seeks to provide a supportive context for students to grow significantly as writers by discovering and...

Social Sciences Communication Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free course

Chinese I (Streamlined)

Min-Min Liang

This course, along with 21G.108 / 158 offered in the spring, form the elementary level of the streamlined sequence,...

This subject is the second semester of four that forms an introduction to modern standard Chinese, commonly called...

This course covers Genki I Lessons 7 through 12 that will enhance the basic skills for conversation, reading, and...

This course is the first intermediate-level course in Spanish, with a focus on grammar review, additional...

21G.302/352 is the second part of an introductory course to the French language and culture with an emphasis on the...

Margarita Ribas Groeger

Course Sequences Spanish IV aims at developing and improving student’s oral and written communication through the...

Chinese VI (Regular): Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies

Tong Chen

This course is the continuation of 21G.105. It is designed to further help students develop sophisticated...

Social Sciences Sociology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free course

Classical Rhetoric and Modern Political Discourse

Prof. Leslie Perelman

This course is an introduction to the history, theory, practice, and implications of rhetoric, the art and craft of...

Social Sciences Communication Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free course

Competency-Based Education: The Why, What, and How

Prof. Justin Reich

This course will help you develop an understanding of the characteristic elements of competency-based education...

beginner

MIT OCW

free course

Rhetoric: Rhetoric of Science

Dr. Mya Poe

This course is an introduction to the history, theory, practice, and implications of rhetoric, the art and craft of...

Communication Literature Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free course

Chinese V (Regular): Chinese Cultures & Society

Tong Chen

This course is the continuation of 21G.104/108. It is designed to further help students develop sophisticated...

Sociology Language Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free course

Grammar of a Less Familiar Language

Prof. Michael Kenstowicz

This course is designed to allow participants to engage in the exploration of the grammatical structure of a...

Linguistics Humanities

Together with 21G.103 Chinese III, this course forms the intermediate level of what constitutes a four-term...

Oral Communication in Spanish

Douglas Morgenstern

A second-year intermediate course that includes vocabulary enhancement and limited review of selected points of...

Linguistic Theory and the Japanese Language

Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa

This course is a detailed examination of the grammar of Japanese and its structure which is significantly different...

Language Linguistics Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free course

Chinese III (Regular)

Dr. Haohsiang Liao

This course forms the intermediate level of what constitutes a four-term foundation in Mandarin. Upon completion of...

Accelerated Introductory Portuguese for Spanish Speakers

Dr. Nilma Dominique

Accelerated Introductory Portuguese for Spanish Speakers covers the basics of Portuguese grammar and presents...

Humanities Language Sociology

Students further develop their skills in Japanese speaking, listening, reading, and writing in this intermediate...

Communicating Across Cultures

Prof. Bernd Widdig

It has become commonplace knowledge that globalization is one of the major forces shaping our world. If we look at...

Anthropology Communication Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free course

Chinese IV (Streamlined)

Tong Chen

This is the second semester of the intermediate level sequence intended for students whose conversational ability...

Spanish Conversation and Composition

Douglas Morgenstern

A third-year intermediate course designed to improve speaking and writing, with opportunities for vocabulary...

Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition

Margarita Ribas Groeger

En este curso el estudiante perfeccionará su comunicación oral y escrita mediante el estudio y la discusión de temas...

Language Communication Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free course

Chinese III (Streamlined)

Jin Zhang

This course is the intermediate level of the streamlined curriculum, which is intended for students who, when they...

Chinese VI (Streamlined)

Jin Zhang

This course is a sequel to 21G.113 Chinese V (Streamlined). It is designed to further help students develop...

Advanced German: Professional Communication

Peter Weise

This course exposes students to current issues and language use in German technology, business, and international...

Language Economics Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free course

Project-Based Language Learning for Chinese II (Streamlined)

Min-Min Liang

This is the student project for the Spring 2024 MIT course 21G.108 Chinese II (Streamlined). In the project,...

Kanji Learning Any Time, Any Place for Japanese VI

Dr. Takako Aikawa

This resource aims to enhance students’ learning of kanji by providing a series of video lectures that cover the...

Communicating in American Culture(s)

Jane Dunphy

In Communicating in American Culture(s), bilingual students examine how various aspects of American culture—history,...

Language Communication Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free course

Civic Media Codesign Studio

Prof. Eric Gordon

The Civic Media Codesign Studio is a project-based studio course in collaborative design of civic media. Students...

Policy and Administration Communication Social Sciences

This is an experimental version of 21G.505, which offers a combination of in-person and synchronous remote...

Chinese II (Streamlined)

Min-Min Liang

This course, along with 21G.107 / 157 Chinese I (Streamlined) offered in the previous fall, form the elementary...

The main objective of this course is to build up basic skills of communication in Japanese using appropriate speech...

Sorting Truth From Fiction: Civic Online Reasoning

Prof. Justin Reich

With educators from around the world and faculty from MIT and Stanford University, you will learn quick and...

beginner

MIT OCW

free course

Kanji Learning Any Time, Any Place for Japanese V

Dr. Takako Aikawa

This resource aims to enhance students’ learning of kanji by providing a series of video lectures that cover the...

This course covers lessons 22 through 27 of Japanese: The Spoken Language by Eleanor H. Jordan with Mari Noda. The...

Language Humanities

intermediate

Languages & Writing Learning Resources — Free and Paid Courses, Tutorials, Books, and Videos

This page lists 46 Languages & Writing learning resources aggregated from MIT OpenCourseWare, Coursera, Khan Academy, edX, Microsoft Learn, OpenStax, Open Yale Courses, freeCodeCamp, Wikibooks, Pluralsight, and curated sources. Resources can be filtered by difficulty level (beginner, intermediate, advanced) and price, and drilled into by specific topic.