Studying

As a lover of knowledge, I’m always yearning to learn more.  In 2014, I started participating in MOOC, Massive Open Online Courses.  I’m also studying language on my own at home.  Below, you can see my progress, as well as future courses.

Online Courses

Completed

• Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life, University of Edinburgh through Coursera.  Finished February 19, 2014. With distinction.  Final grade: 92.5%.
• Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology, University of Alberta through Coursera.  Finished March 15, 2014. Final grade: 100%.
• Imagining Other Earths, Princeton University through Coursera. Finished May 2, 2014.
• Moons, The Open University through Future Learn.  Finished May 2, 2014. Final grade: 93%.
• Start Writing Fiction, The Open University through Future Learn.   Finished June 21, 2014.
• Introduction to Ecosystems, The Open University through Future Learn.  Finished June 25, 2014. Final grade: 81%.
• Archaeology of Portus, University of Southampton through Future Learn.  Finished June 27, 2014.
• What a Plant Knows, the University of Tel Aviv through Coursera. FInished December 30, 2014.

Current

• None at the moment.

Future

• None at the moment.

Languages

Current

• Japanese.  I’m interested in becoming conversational. I have used various textbooks, and may begin conversation lessons.
• French.  Studied for 8 years before, now started again at duolingo.  Level 9.
• Esperanto. I’m studying this to make language learning easier. Level 6.
• Spanish. Started studying at duolingo.  Level 6.
• German. I’m part German and have an interest. Started studying at duolingo. Level 4.

Future

• Norwegian. I’m part Norwegian and have an interest. Level 2.
• Italian. After French and Spanish, this is a next step. Level 2.
• Irish. I’m part Irish, and I’d like to learn this. Level 2.
• Portuguese. May be started before or after Italian. Level 2.
• Turkish. Just because it seems interesting, and it’s something different. Level 2.
• Dutch. It’s similar to English. Level 2.
• Swedish. Similar to Norwegian. Level 2.
• Danish. More challenging, but similar to Norwegian. Level 2.
• Welsh. Very interested in this Celtic language. Level 2.
• Polish. A challenging language. Level 2.
• Ukrainian. My introduction to Cyrillic.
• Russian. My grandfather was born in Russia. I’d like to speak it.

The languages will be difficult to find the time to learn, and I’m unlikely to tackle them all.  But I can always dream.