Business Skills
The Magic of Everyday Communication
Our cultural learning tells us that talk is about influential talk—saying the right words in the right way. […]
Communication
Language
Why Do We Care about Grammar?
If you are someone who feels some insecurity about your mastery of grammar, this course asks you to believe that you know more than you think you do. […]
Language
What Makes a Word “Real”? – Anne Curzan
Language historian Anne Curzan gives a charming look at the humans behind dictionaries, and the choices they make on a constant basis. […]
Communication
4 Reasons to Learn a New Language – John McWhorter
English is fast becoming the world’s universal language, and instant translation technology is improving every year. But with 6,000 languages coexisting in 200 nations, bilingualism […]
Communication
Language Evolution: How One Language Became Five Languages
By John McWhorter, Ph.D, Columbia University Recent research has shown that all languages may be able to trace their roots back to a common tongue […]