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Language courses on Coursera provide valuable skills and insights to help you communicate effectively in various languages: Fundamental skills in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding the language. Cultural insights related to the language, enhancing your ability to communicate contextually and respectfully. Advanced grammar and vocabulary that can help you express complex ideas. Listening skills to improve comprehension and conversational abilities. Practical communication strategies for use in everyday situations, business, travel, or academic settings. Techniques for language retention and ongoing learning to maintain and improve proficiency.

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Rust for Beginners: Building Target Proximity Game
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Rust (Programming Language), Algorithms, Application Programming Interface (API), Programming Principles, Mobile Development, Data Structures, Real Time Data
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Coursera Project Network
Amazon Redshift: Introducción al Almacenamiento de Datos
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Redshift, Amazon Web Services, SQL, Data Warehousing, Cloud Services, Data Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Coursera Project Network
Flask for Beginners: Templates
Skills you'll gain: Flask (Web Framework), Model View Controller, Back-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Python Programming
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Status: New
Status: Free Trial
Board Infinity
Mastering iOS Development: Swift, SwiftUI, and Beyond
Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Swift Programming, Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), Debugging, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Development, Data Management, Data Storage, Authentications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Google Cloud
BigQuery Fundamentals for Teradata Professionals
Skills you'll gain: Teradata SQL, SQL, Data Import/Export, Google Cloud Platform, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Data Migration, Big Data, Database Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Data Modeling, Data Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Free Trial
Packt
ReactJS Development and Project-Based Learning
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Hosting, React.js, Full-Stack Web Development, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Web Development Tools, Web Applications, Cloud Security, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Ball State University
Statistical Methods for Data Science
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Probability, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Probability Distribution, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Science, R Programming, Sampling (Statistics), Simulations, Descriptive Statistics
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: New
Status: Free Trial
Packt
Data Analytics and Visualization with Tableau and more
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Alteryx, Dashboard, R Programming, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Statistical Programming, Tableau Software, Data Analysis Software, Data Manipulation, Statistical Analysis, Data Processing, Data Cleansing, Data Integration, Workflow Management, Data Transformation, Data Structures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Codio
SQL for Security Specialist
Skills you'll gain: PostgreSQL, Data Maintenance, Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, SQL, Secure Coding, Database Management, Relational Databases, Query Languages, Security Controls, Data Access, Data Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Threat Detection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: New
Status: Free Trial
Universidades Anáhuac
Data Science: Tus Primeros Pasos con Python
Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Database Management, SQL, Databases, Data Visualization Software, Pandas (Python Package), Data Science, Jupyter, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping, Data Processing, Data Collection, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
Packt
Intermediate Game Development and Monetization
Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Video Game Development, Android Development, Android (Operating System), Game Design, Mobile Development, Unity Engine, Program Development, Animation and Game Design, Application Deployment, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
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Création de chaînes en Python
Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Programming Principles, Data Access
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular language courses

Rust for Beginners: Building Target Proximity Game: Coursera Project Network
Amazon Redshift: Introducción al Almacenamiento de Datos: Coursera Project Network
Flask for Beginners: Templates: Coursera Project Network
Mastering iOS Development: Swift, SwiftUI, and Beyond: Board Infinity
BigQuery Fundamentals for Teradata Professionals: Google Cloud
ReactJS Development and Project-Based Learning: Packt
Statistical Methods for Data Science: Ball State University
Data Analytics and Visualization with Tableau and more: Packt
SQL for Security Specialist: Codio
Data Science: Tus Primeros Pasos con Python: Universidades Anáhuac

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