91 Short courses in Literature

Improve your academic English writing skills: analyse questions, structure essays, research effectively and avoid plagiarism with this An Intermediate Guide to Writing in English for University Study from the University of Reading delivered through FutureLearn.

In this rigorous Introduction to Typography course offered by Coursera in partnership with Calarts, you will study, name, and measure the characteristics of letterforms. 

The Children's and Young Adult Literature in English course offered by Dalarna University aims to provide you with an education that will pave your way to a successful career, while broadening your horizons in terms of personal development, global perspectives and specialised expertise.

The Shakespeare and the interpretation of history course offered by University of Cambridge will look closely at two of Shakespeare's plays, Richard II and Henry V, asking what interpretation they make of history, and what they have to say about the ways in which history is shaped by interpretation, not only in retrospect but at the very time when it is being made.

University of Kassel's Brothers Grimm Summer School as part of the International Summer University at Kassel is a unique short term education program specially dedicated to international students and graduates interested in Fairy Tales studies. 

In The Music of American English Pronunciation course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of California Irvine you will learn and practice the "music" of American English, the features of pronunciation such as stress, rhythm, and intonation that will help improve your listening comprehension as well as your ability to communicate more clearly.

This online Editing Practice course from Warnborough College will teach you how to edit content and prepare layouts. 

Fall in love with Shakespeare all over again on the Fall in with Shakespeare programme from the University of Birmingham and benefit from the world-leading expertise of our Shakespeare Institute and our collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).

If you are a keen reader and wish to study a variety of prose, poetry and drama from a selection of different eras from both sides of the Atlantic, this An Introduction to English and American Literature course at Warwickshire College is for you.

Summer Shakespeare at Stamford Academy is a course for those who love the plays and sonnets of Shakespeare and who also wish to explore the social, political, economic and artistic background against which they were written.

How does literature challenge power and reshape the world? Find out on Entanglements - Postcolonial Transtextual Dialogues from University of Padua.