| Doc_id | Review | Left | Term | Right | Sentiment | Polarity | Rating | Contradiction-Based_MOY | Contradiction-Based_Ci |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | The lecturer was an annoying speaker and very repetitive. I just couldn't listen to him... I'm sorry. There was also so much about human development etc that I started to wonder when the info about dogs would start....I found the formatting so different from other courses I've taken, that it was hard to get started and figure things out. Adding to that, was the constant interruption of the "paid certificate" page. If I answer "no" once, please leave me alone! I also think it's a bit suspect for a prof to be plugging his own book for one of these courses. | The lecturer was an annoying | Speaker | and very repetitive. I just couldn't | Negative | -1.0 | -1.0 | 1.25 | 1.4 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | This was an amazing course! The format was fantastic and easy to follow and Dr. Brian hare was an engaging speaker, which the videos wonderful to watch. I also really liked that it was self-paced because then I could really try out the Dognition exercises with my dog and have the time to read the book. | Dr. Brian hare was an engaging | Speaker | which the videos wonderful to watch. | Positive | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.4 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | Passionate speaker and truly amazing things to learn about dogs! | Passionate | Speaker | and truly amazing things to learn | Positive | 0.96 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.4 |
| 3G1aij8iEeWKOBLv1z6n9w | Very good! I already learn the basic before actually. But after join this class, i learn a lot since we learn it from a native speaker. Thank you for Professor Kang, i really enjoy your class. Hope you will open the next level so i can learn more about korea, the language and also the culture. :) | we learn it from a native | Speaker | Thank you for Professor Kang, i | Positive | 0.72 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 3G1aij8iEeWKOBLv1z6n9w | An excellent introduction to the Korean Language! Taught by a native speaker, with added insight into pronunciation and the history of the language. I have been studying Hangugeo for two years, and learned more in this course than I did from all the books, apps, and other lessons combined! | Korean Language! Taught by a native | Speaker | with added insight into pronunciation and | Positive | 0.88 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 3G1aij8iEeWKOBLv1z6n9w | I learned Korean nearly 20 years ago and decided to work through this course as a refresher. The course is fairly well done. The pace is a little aggressive, which is fine if you take your time to learn each lesson before moving on. Language courses are not the kind where you can just listen and then take the quiz. Slow down. Practice. By week four the speakers in the audio files were speaking on a level where I was having difficulty distinguishing some of the words. In particular, the differences between the 20th and 21st of the month can be somewhat challenging for a beginning speaker of Korean. On the quizzes, I slowed down and repeated some of the audio. Even so, I missed a few questions. I think the course should take more care in producing the audio files and planning the questions. Some of those my be nearly impossible for beginners to get correct. | down. Practice. By week four the | Speaker | in the audio files were speaking | Negative | -0.64 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 4tHoAq3EEeSk9iIAC49U6w | First certificate obtained! This is a rich course where we can learn theory and get to know the industry. The course provides guest speaker videos, detailed lecture notes, and other forms of interactive learning. Although the lecturers have an Italian accent, it does not hurt at all. Thank you so much! Suggestion: 1. making assignments a little bit more challenging, so students could have a deeper thought about the topics; 2. the final quiz could be an essay or branding/marketing plan. | the industry. The course provides guest | Speaker | videos, detailed lecture notes, and other | Positive | 0.78 | 1.0 | 1.16 | 1.18 |
| 4tHoAq3EEeSk9iIAC49U6w | Contents are good and interesting, but speakers' english is so low and bad (pronunciation) that the course becomes almost unpleasant. | Contents are good and interesting, but | Speaker | english is so low and bad | Negative | -0.99 | -0.5 | 1.16 | 1.18 |
| 5Ih5rOq7EeODsBIxORBKNw | I guess the professor is not a native English speaker,(neither am I,) So I find some sentences in the PPT quite confusing. Everything else is perfect. | professor is not a native English | Speaker | (neither am I, ) So I | Negative | -0.73 | 0.5 | 0.76 | 0.97 |
| 5Ih5rOq7EeODsBIxORBKNw | Very good content, nice videos with interesting speaker. Very interactive course. | good content, nice videos with interesting | Speaker | Very interactive course. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 0.97 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | The content was amazing, i can't be happier with what i learnt. Thanks for sharing all of that knowledge! As an opportunity area, i would say it was hard to follow some of the speakers because they spoke monotonous, the content was very dense and perhaps in those cases some graphic content in the video could help. Thank you, great course, great project! | hard to follow some of the | Speaker | because they spoke monotonous, the content | Negative | -0.9 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.25 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | An excellent course that gives a comprehensive insight into gut microbiome research, available open source data readings. I appreciated the broad sprectrum of speakers and interview partners from different universities, institutes and projects. Listening to different people's voices and having the speaker in close-up (camera settings), made it easy to follow and stay tuned. Thank you so much for this great work. | I appreciated the broad sprectrum of | Speaker | and interview partners from different universities, | Positive | 0.96 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.25 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | Really interesting. I knew a bit about the importance of the microbiome but this course has made me more aware of how I can influence my own. And it has helped me understand why it is that antibiotics are best avoided when possible. The course was well set up. I enjoyed all the lectures from the various speakers and the assignments made me think. | all the lectures from the various | Speaker | and the assignments made me think. | Positive | 0.71 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.25 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | This is a great course even for non-english speakers | a great course even for non-english | Speaker | | Positive | 0.66 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.17 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | When discussed in popular media, terrorism is a topic that is quite sensationalized. In contrast, Professor Bakker offered a very balanced view of terrorism in this course, tackling common perceptions of terrorism and counterterrorism in an organized fashion, and backing up his claims with arguments from both sides as well as hard data collected by scholars in the field. I also like that the course was kept current with added discussion on Syria. The lectures on Syria were a bit less clear and organized than the previous ones, but then again, hindsight is 20/20, and the Syria conflict is a current event. By and large, I liked that Professor Bakker did not "preach" his thoughts on terrorism, e.g. making leaps of faith and then expecting us to take unproven assumptions as the basis for a further argument. If I had to make one suggestion on how to improve the course, I would say that the handful of videos by external speakers were not properly contextualized in the course. In particular, I didn't understand why there was a video of a woman from Amnesty International talking about drone strikes and urging political action, since it was not referenced at all by other lectures. | the handful of videos by external | Speaker | were not properly contextualized in the | Negative | -0.72 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.17 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | Excellent tutor - leading speakers from the field with a good slant on all angles that we are covering out there today. I really enjoyed the course despite not being from this background though have an interest… well worth looking at if you are wanting to gain a greater understanding in the field. | Excellent tutor - leading | Speaker | from the field with a good | Positive | 0.87 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.17 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The amount of effort that was put into this course was impressive. The amount of information was impressive. There were wonderful and engaging speakers to amplify the learning process. | impressive. There were wonderful and engaging | Speaker | to amplify the learning process. | Positive | 0.99 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 1.01 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | I enjoyed the course, the structure and the material. I really enjoyed the interviews with some of the speakers. Occasionally certain lectures were a little dry for video. | the interviews with some of the | Speaker | Occasionally certain lectures were a little | Positive | 0.71 | 0.5 | 0.89 | 1.01 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The content of the course is amazingly rich. I've particularly appreciated all the interviews. The science was also very interesting, although at the end (starting from week 4 if I remember well), the result don't seem so convincing. But it is still really amazing. (May I suggest to try to use Machine Learning algorithm to analyze the huge amount of result from the retreat project, they are getting pretty good at facial recognition and analysis.) The contemplative labs were an interesting plus. The only caveats is that, although the content presented by Germano and Schaeffer is amazing (and precious to me), I think they could improve the presentation. I would suggest to consult with a specialist in communication who will be able to point out what could be improved and how. I feel that without that, the communication objective will fail (as reported by most students including myself). Here are a few points I have noticed. Complex background create a distraction, especially when the reading is monotonous, it's preferable to have simple neutral background, like a library. Reading in a monotonous voice is not engaging for the viewer. Dandling around and all sort of gestural distractions don't help us focusing on the content. Sentences are too long and use too many technical words, two things that any communicator will immediately suggest to drop especially if you are targeting a large audience. In one video the background was nice (a forest), yet the noise of the bird were too loud compare to the voice. Plus there was many cut in this video and almost every time the camera had moved from its previous position creating yet another distraction. But don't get me wrong, I have appreciated this content, I just felt that it needed a huge investment from my part to be able to grab it into memory and learn from it. This is the reason why I haven't graded this course with 5 stars. I think that if the speaker could improve this part it would facilitate the students work and improve greatly the overall learning. | stars. I think that if the | Speaker | could improve this part it would | Negative | -0.81 | 0.5 | 0.89 | 1.01 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This was the first MOOC I ever signed for and I wasn't disappointed. Far more complex, detailed and demanding than I had expected.... which suited me perfectly. Although brilliantly researched and scripted, Professor Germano's detailed input is spoiled by his unecessarily academic style. I found that his tendency to accumulate endless lists of adjectives had an unfortunate hypnotic effect. I very much like the material presented by Kurtis Schaeffer, especially his contribution on the development of Buddhism in the US. His interviews were well-conducted and his remarks always to the point. Interesting - and again complex material from Clifford Saron who managed to caputre the attention of my rather non-scientific brain. Very well presented material and a pleasure to listen to him. The input from the Tibetan participants was more accessible to non-specialists, straight to the point and very refreshing. The work done by the meditators was brilliant and probably what I had been looking for when I registered for the course. I feel that I now know just enough to pursue the practices on my own. It all feels very new, a little bit scary, quite exhilarating and luminous. Some of the interviews were more interesting than others but they all contributed to broaden the scope of the course. I only give 4/5 to the MOOC because of the poor quality of the subtitles. Not being a native speaker and not used to hear American English, I had to rely on them. They were so bad that, at times, what was written was exactly the contrary to what was being said. Hardly any proper names or foreign words were spelt correctly either. Beware ! The course has introduced me to a new world and I will definitely pursue my new-born interest in Tibetan Buddhist Meditation. I will also sign up for more MOOCs in the future. Overall an extremely positive experience indeed. I am looking forward to seing you again for the 'Greater Vehicle'. | the subtitles. Not being a native | Speaker | and not used to hear American | Positive | 0.84 | 0.5 | 0.89 | 1.01 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Speakers sound so monotone and dry that they leave an unenthusiastic impression of an incredibly fascinating subject. Some video lectures and writings are so unnecessarily verbose they cloud what is being taught. Frustratingly fought my way through the lessons and failed to clearly retain what I was trying to learn from Prof. Germano. All apologies to the professor for any harshness, and I MAY try again one day, but not now. | | Speaker | sound so monotone and dry that | Negative | -0.73 | -0.5 | 0.89 | 1.01 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Good course, although no proctor or supervision at all. No place to go for questions or help. Please be aware this is primarily designed for non-native english speakers. This was not clear to me when I joined. And although the content is thorough, it is dull and the assignments uninspiring. If you want to know more about grammar, good (be sure to bone up through, because she assumes a lot about what you might remember from high school and for those of us over 40 ... hmmm). If you want to feel inspired to write something of value and interest to yourself or others, not so good. Over all I would not recommend this course or series of courses. And would suggest seeking out a course that has some kind of proctor or supervisory help available. | is primarily designed for non-native english | Speaker | This was not clear to me | Negative | -0.77 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 1.02 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Very good, But I missed some more practical exercises on writing. For us, non-native english speakers sometimes it is very difficult to identify our mistakes. But the whole module is very good. | on writing. For us, non-native english | Speaker | sometimes it is very difficult to | Negative | -0.64 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 1.02 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | I think it is really necessary to establish better the target auditory for this course. The students with very basic level of English have to study with advanced non-native speakers and with natives. The exercises can be too challenging for the first category, sometimes boring for the second and absolutely superfluous for the third. | have to study with advanced non-native | Speaker | and with natives. The exercises can | Positive | 0.64 | -0.5 | 0.82 | 1.02 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Maybe, I missed the information about this course being focused towards non-native speakers. Was this course focus to that target audience? As a native-English speaker, I found this course a bit easy. However, I enjoyed the refresher, and I will use this information in future courses. Thank you! | that target audience? As a native-English | Speaker | I found this course a bit | Positive | 0.76 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 1.02 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Good Course for examining some English Grammar closely The course breaks down some aspects of English grammar and punctuation very nicely and has relevant practice exercises. I wish the course covered a slightly wider variety of topics or went into slightly more depth of explanation. The title "grammar and punctuation" is misleading in that only a few topics are covered. However, I believe someone learning English or reviewing academic writing would definitely benefit from going through this course. I am a native speaker, and I certainly learned a few things. :) Thank you Professor, TA's and Coursera! | this course. I am a native | Speaker | and I certainly learned a few | Positive | 0.87 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 1.02 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | The terminology is likely to be difficult for ESLs, and the guidance is likely too easy for native speakers. Spent most of the time on 2.0x speed and multitasking because it wasn't nuanced enough. | is likely too easy for native | Speaker | Spent most of the time on | Negative | -0.65 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 1.02 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | I enrolled in this course to fine tune my writing skills for work. I enjoyed this course because I was able to unlearn some bad habits and simple mistakes. The lessons are simple and move at an even pace. If you are a native English Speaker, some of the lessons will be easy for you. In my personal opinion, this course was a great refresher. | If you are a native English | Speaker | some of the lessons will be | Positive | 0.68 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.02 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Even if you are an native English speaker, this course is a great review. I highly recommend it. | if you are an native English | Speaker | this course is a great review. | Positive | 0.96 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.02 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | It was a very interesting course especially for those who are not English native speakers. I learned a lot. | those who are not English native | Speaker | I learned a lot. | Positive | 0.96 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.02 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | This excellent course has been a great help for a non-native speaker like me to improve my writing in English. | a great help for a non-native | Speaker | like me to improve my writing | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.02 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | This was a pretty good course. Assignment 1, especially, was very useful (conducting a need-finding interview). The storyboarding assignment was good, too. The assignments weren't always very clearly written, and I could tell from my peer-grading experience that some of the students had trouble understanding what was asked, especially the non-native English speakers. | was asked, especially the non-native English | Speaker | | Positive | 0.74 | 0.5 | 0.84 | 0.87 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | I was inerested about this course, but I couldn't understand enough - the speaker talked too fast and I've lost the main subject trying to understand. Sorry. | I couldn't understand enough - the | Speaker | talked too fast and I've lost | Negative | -0.86 | 0.0 | 0.84 | 0.87 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | About me: I studied computer science in Dortmund, Germany in the 90ies. I recommend this course to everyone who wants to have a very good understanding of machine learning. A little bit of advice, if you have never learned linear algebra on a university level, you should at least try to get a basic understanding of it before starting this course. I was happy that I remembered stuff, learning it from scratch in 1 or 2 weeks would be difficult, I assume. +: * Mathematical basics of machine learning are very well explained * Andrew Ng is a very good professor, he explains the topic very well and thoroughly * It is not limited by using a special framework or language * The support in the forums, and the transcription of the talks, and all the material that is given to you is really excellent. -: * I would be happy if the programming exercises would be a bit more fun, currently it feels like translating / transforming math formulas into octave, which is fine, but not very fun. Having said that I am only in week 4, perhaps this will happen later * some text questions in the multiple choice quizzes require a precise understanding of the english language, especially in regards to math, I am not a native speaker, so these questions feel especially hard for me | math, I am not a native | Speaker | so these questions feel especially hard | Negative | -0.73 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | great lessons, with very explained material. the major downside for this course is the terrible sound quality, it just can't be heard with regular speakers, you have to hear it with earspeakers, and it still not that great. | just can't be heard with regular | Speaker | you have to hear it with | Negative | -0.86 | 0.5 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Sorry by the terrible English, i'm a Portuguese speaker =) But i'll try to say this: This courser was amazing for me, I learned a lot with the lessons of Andrew and certainly now I can explore more this area of AI that is Machine Learning. I'm a student of Physics Engineering in UFG, in the state of Goiás, Brasil, and these knowledge will help me in Data Analysis, that is basically the principal active of a Experimental Physicist. Hopefully this course will help more a lot of people in many areas, like IT guys, Physicists, Chemists and who knows who else. Just to finish, my thanks to Andrew Ng by the classes, to the Stanford University by the course and to Coursera Team for the platform. | the terrible English, i'm a Portuguese | Speaker | =) But i'll try to say | Negative | -0.99 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Thank you for that course, I really enjoyed it. Mr. Ng is a great speaker, his voice is very clear and as it was very easy to understand him, even as a not native english speaker. I learned a lot of (in my understanding) "basics" of machine learning. The class was in my opinion to basic and to easy. I would really love to get more information, I've studied electronic- and information science, so most of the things he explained were already basics for me, only the usage of them was new. One of the most important things (for the job I have at the moment) I learned here was how to code properly vectorized code in Matlab. I use Matlab nearly every day at work but never got such a good explanation how to use the full power of Matlab. Again, thank you for this great course, I can suggest this course to everyone who wants to learn the basics of machine learning. After that... Maybe someone has an idea how to continue in that topic to increase my understanding and knowledge of Machine learning. | it. Mr. Ng is a great | Speaker | his voice is very clear and | Positive | 0.99 | 0.5 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Thank you for that course, I really enjoyed it. Mr. Ng is a great speaker, his voice is very clear and as it was very easy to understand him, even as a not native english speaker. I learned a lot of (in my understanding) "basics" of machine learning. The class was in my opinion to basic and to easy. I would really love to get more information, I've studied electronic- and information science, so most of the things he explained were already basics for me, only the usage of them was new. One of the most important things (for the job I have at the moment) I learned here was how to code properly vectorized code in Matlab. I use Matlab nearly every day at work but never got such a good explanation how to use the full power of Matlab. Again, thank you for this great course, I can suggest this course to everyone who wants to learn the basics of machine learning. After that... Maybe someone has an idea how to continue in that topic to increase my understanding and knowledge of Machine learning. | even as a not native english | Speaker | I learned a lot of (in | Positive | 0.76 | 0.5 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent course, great speaker ! | Excellent course, great | Speaker | ! | Positive | 0.92 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course is excellent and covers many topics, I recommend it. We are never lost during the videos because the motivations are well explained. Furthermore Andrew Ng speaks very clearly and is easily understood by a non native English speaker like me. I liked particularly the practical advices with the common mistakes that we should avoid. I don't give 5 stars just because it lacks a follow-up in order to go deeply to the subject, with a kind of final project and a certificate given in case of success. Maybe I should also have a look at the corresponding Stanford course which is supposed to be more complete than the online one. | understood by a non native English | Speaker | like me. I liked particularly the | Positive | 0.89 | 0.5 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | It was very useful and informative! I understood everything even if I'm not English-native speaker. Thank you! | everything even if I'm not English-native | Speaker | Thank you! | Negative | -0.66 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | This is the best course I have ever seen. Margaret Meloni is an amazing speaker. It's really a pleasure to hear her. Her explanations and real-life examples help understand the topic very fast. I recommend this course to everyone who are in any way related to project management. | seen. Margaret Meloni is an amazing | Speaker | It's really a pleasure to hear | Positive | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Excellent! I thoroughly enjoyed the professor's explanations and all the guest speakers he invited to give their input. He is very dedicated and answered many questions in his office hours, with humor and genuine care. Also, Frasier and Milo are impossibly cute. | professor's explanations and all the guest | Speaker | he invited to give their input. | Positive | 0.81 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.19 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | This course was excellent. Robert Wright clearly and entertainingly covered complex and interesting material. He wove important themes throughout the course. His use of guest speakers and interviews was very helpful. His office hours were engaging and meeting his dogs was fun and instructive. I feel I really learned a great deal about Buddhism and Modern Psychology. I would definitely take another course with Professor Wright. | the course. His use of guest | Speaker | and interviews was very helpful. His | Positive | 0.79 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.19 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | It was pretty good for most of the time. I found the professor engaging and interesting. He was an effortless speaker who never seemed bored--you could tell he was passionate, but did not alienate students by using too much jargon or academe-speak. I sort of fell off of the course toward the end mostly because I felt much of the material began to repeat (or at least became extremely predictable). Overall, really great course. | and interesting. He was an effortless | Speaker | who never seemed bored--you could tell | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.19 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Incredible course, the Professor is an amazing speaker and the interviews with specialists provided awesome insights. This is the kind of course that can really affect your outlook on life. | course, the Professor is an amazing | Speaker | and the interviews with specialists provided | Positive | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.19 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | I could not finish this course, although I admire the teacher for preparing this difficult material for English speakers. I have studied several Romance and one Semitic language but I was unable to understand the lectures here. I did pass the first few quizzes but I did not feel that I knew what I was doing. I really am motivated to learn some Chinese because it is like a 2nd or at least 3rd language in my city and very much a 1st or 2nd language in my neighborhood. But I needed something a little more tangible with which to get started . I am sure this says more about my inability than the teacher's ability. I know I am not explaining myself well; I simply mean that to learn a language in which the alphabet is different and the meanings are based on emphasis rather than actual words, requires, I think, perhaps a bit more anchoring for the complete novice. For example, i wish we could have learned some simple conversational phrases, early on, just to get started, without worrying right away about all the sounds. Then once we can do that, we could get a bit more technical. Also, it would be helpful to be referred to a relevant text book. However, thank you for the effort. I hope Coursera will offer more languages since I could not find any other languages in the list. | preparing this difficult material for English | Speaker | I have studied several Romance and | Positive | 0.86 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 1.1 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | Course is a little disorganized, and sounds are a little difficult to hear sometimes (in the exercises where you're asked to distinguished sounds, but I guess that's the point of those exercises. I don't quite understand the self-study videos because they're already in the main lesson videos, but otherwise, this is a wonderful course. I mean, I already speak a tonal language so the tones are easy for me, but they shouldn't be too difficult for non-tonal speakers too. Otherwise, this course gets you through the basics pretty quickly without too much emphasis on vocabulary or grammar and without Chinese characters; if you're keen, you'll pick up the grammar as you go along. On a more technical note, the videos could be of better resolution, but that's not going to impede the course progression or anything. Kudos to this course's contributors! | shouldn't be too difficult for non-tonal | Speaker | too. Otherwise, this course gets you | Positive | 0.68 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 1.1 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | Terrible. Had to verify multiple times. Audio quiz had no sound (struck-thru speaker icon I couldn't fix.) I'd be disappointed with Cousera for foisting this trash if I hadn't taken "Learning How to Learn," much less buggy. Would disenroll if there was any way to do so. | Audio quiz had no sound (struck-thru | Speaker | icon I couldn't fix. ) I'd | Negative | -0.64 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 1.1 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | It is a very good course to immerse in the basic Mandarin-Chinese language. I learned with an easy way and the best thing is that the teacher is Chinese, a native Mandarin speaker. | teacher is Chinese, a native Mandarin | Speaker | | Positive | 0.64 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 1.1 |
| myQGkjlZEeWJaxK5AT4frw | The course is well presented and the content is packed with information and great techniques to use in your work world and in everyday life. I really enjoyed the lectures and Scott DeRue, besides being a world leader in his field, is an engaging and personable speaker who brings the course to life. Despite the course being very engaging and worthwhile, I am dismayed that you cannot take the tests if you do not buy the certificate of completion option. I understand purchasing the Course Certificate and understand that it costs time and resources to put this course together. However, since the tests are scored by a computer, the developers are not doing any work for free if they allow test access and scoring to those who choose not to buy the certificate option. By barring the those people from taking the tests, the MOOC suddenly becomes not so open anymore. People often wonder how a process or a product gets from A to B where it goes from open access to access for a limited few. This, the little step of denying access to test taking in courses that purport to be open, is that first step. Once this take further hold, more and more course will become less and less open and the MOOC system becomes the MOC system of just being Massive Online Courses. Please maintain the spirit of the MOOC by allowing testing access to all learners, not just to those who pay for the certificate. Thank you. | field, is an engaging and personable | Speaker | who brings the course to life. | Positive | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.84 | 1.14 |
| myQGkjlZEeWJaxK5AT4frw | I found the course was unfortunately slightly dry - I was expecting more from the videos. The speakers know their information and showcase the different types of power and influence you can exert on people and they can exert on you, however, I believe it could have had more real world examples. | expecting more from the videos. The | Speaker | know their information and showcase the | Negative | -0.62 | 0.0 | 0.84 | 1.14 |
| myQGkjlZEeWJaxK5AT4frw | A lot of material to memorize, but very good information not only on how to influence others, but on keeping others from influencing you in a negative manner and turning their tactics back on them. This is also a great course if you are into politics and news media/advertising/marketing. You will really learn a lot and the speakers have good voices, fast paced, good video and dialogue that will not bore you as in other lectures. | really learn a lot and the | Speaker | have good voices, fast paced, good | Positive | 0.95 | 1.0 | 0.84 | 1.14 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | A very interesting course with great speakers. | A very interesting course with great | Speaker | | Positive | 0.99 | 0.5 | 0.54 | 1.22 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Quality speakers and current topics with good discussion | Quality | Speaker | and current topics with good discussion | Positive | 0.86 | 1.0 | 0.54 | 1.22 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Just excellent. I learned so much from the course, the selection of the guest speakers was phenomenal. | course, the selection of the guest | Speaker | was phenomenal. | Positive | 0.95 | 1.0 | 0.54 | 1.22 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | This course has been outstanding, from the professor and the quality of guest speakers. Thank you so much for giving the opportunity for those of us abroad to be able to take this course and increment the knowledge we have about public policy and how we can become the future leaders of the world in our countries. | professor and the quality of guest | Speaker | Thank you so much for giving | Positive | 0.65 | 1.0 | 0.54 | 1.22 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | This is the third Coursera course I have completed. I am nearing completion on two others. I had high expectations for this one but it was the only one I have been disappointed in. In comparison with other MOOCs I've participated in which have clearly been designed with online delivery and audience in mind, the format of this MOOC was not engaging. It's also baffling that they would spend nine weeks on public policy in the 21st century and only include one female speaker and not a single person of colour. The 21st century at the University of Virginia must look quite different from the 21st century where I am. There was also a lot institutional promoting of the University of Virginia / Batten School itself which I haven't experienced in other courses. While I did find some of the speakers and subject matter to be of interest, I had hoped for more from this MOOC. | century and only include one female | Speaker | and not a single person of | Negative | -0.96 | -0.5 | 0.54 | 1.22 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Speakers were great. But the content was very U.S related. | | Speaker | were great. But the content was | Positive | 0.66 | 0.5 | 0.54 | 1.22 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | This course was interesting and informative. Would have been better if the online portions of the MOOC reflected a wide range of speakers. | MOOC reflected a wide range of | Speaker | | Positive | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.54 | 1.22 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Excellent course content and guest speakers. One of its kind. | Excellent course content and guest | Speaker | One of its kind. | Positive | 0.92 | 1.0 | 0.54 | 1.22 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Wonderful speakers! Prof Warburg was artful and generous in this curriculum with a great showcase of speakers, topics and richness of content.. I took as a review and refresher of US public policy and also wanting to know the most current issues/ conversations. The Frank Batten School and UVA were amazing, timely and thoughtful. Thank you!! | curriculum with a great showcase of | Speaker | topics and richness of content. . | Positive | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.54 | 1.22 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | I really enjoyed this class. It was produced exceptionally well and the guest speaker format kept it | produced exceptionally well and the guest | Speaker | format kept it | Positive | 0.93 | 1.0 | 0.54 | 1.22 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Great opportunity to engage with several challenges our next future holds. As citizens and participants of public policies it's very refreshing have an inside about how the democracy works to solve these challenges. Despite being a highly american focused approach the speakers are of a high interest for everybody worldwide. Personally, would be a pleasure to attend one of these classes in live, and this training offered me the chance to virtually do it. Congratulations on the well balanced and structured course. | a highly american focused approach the | Speaker | are of a high interest for | Positive | 0.96 | 1.0 | 0.54 | 1.22 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Certainly a great and useful topic considering PS skill take a long time to nurture, and good speakers are not born, they trained themselves. Also the respectable instructor interact with the students in a lively and efficient manner. Keeping it all simpler | long time to nurture, and good | Speaker | are not born, they trained themselves. | Positive | 0.63 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 1.16 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | This is a amazing class, I have gain a lot of tools for getting over the public speaking apprehension and becoming a better speaker. The lectures are pretty straight-forward with good guidance for each topic given for the section of the course. The peer review for assignments is helpful with feedback as well as some tips from other students who enroll in the course. I have noticed my speaking confidence has grown to where I'm at a comfortable stance when speaking publicly, as well as sounding intelligence and elaborating topics better. I do believe this is a must take course if you wish to improve your ability to communicate publicly. | speaking apprehension and becoming a better | Speaker | The lectures are pretty straight-forward with | Negative | -0.76 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.16 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | I'm an analytical and systematic guy. This course helped me adjust and improve my approach in preparing for different types of engagement with audiences. The suggested methodical approaches did it for me. A must-do for anybody who isn't a natural speaker and often find themselves in a situation where you are required to present something to an audience. | for anybody who isn't a natural | Speaker | and often find themselves in a | Negative | -0.91 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.16 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | I really like the teacher, who is also an excellent speaker himself. The arrangement of the course is clear, persuasive and interesting. Good course. | teacher, who is also an excellent | Speaker | himself. The arrangement of the course | Positive | 0.99 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.16 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Dr. McGarrity was inspirational and extremely funny. His delivery of the material was excellent. Perfect combination of good content and great course leader presentation. Very detailed and relevant, with great examples. (The only suggestion would be to share more examples of others speakers, besides political) All sessions were valuable. The course was comprehensive and interesting. Thank you very much for putting this content together. Cheers from Brazil, Carla Romano | to share more examples of others | Speaker | besides political) All sessions were valuable. | Positive | 0.82 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.16 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Great course!! All the sessions were interesting, engaging and fun! I have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge and gained new perspectives on how to improve as a public speaker and researcher. Thanks! | how to improve as a public | Speaker | and researcher. Thanks! | Positive | 0.67 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.16 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | This is real excellent course for us to undersand how to be a good speaker. I learned how to structure the lecture, I learned how to identify a good presentation. The last portion is my favor part as a English as 2nd language speaker. | undersand how to be a good | Speaker | I learned how to structure the | Negative | -0.77 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.16 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | This is real excellent course for us to undersand how to be a good speaker. I learned how to structure the lecture, I learned how to identify a good presentation. The last portion is my favor part as a English as 2nd language speaker. | as a English as 2nd language | Speaker | | Positive | 0.71 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.16 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Just love the way this subject is taken on: practical and clear. From the start it takes away the preconception that good speakers are just born. This course states: good speeches are just the result of good, careful preparation, and there are ways to learn how to do exactly that. I never thought it would be possible to learn to speak in public like this, but it is. There are lots of examples analyzed to the core elements, and exercises to be uploaded as videos for peer assignments. Great to get feedback, and to be able to refine and record again the same speech with its help. Perfect also that you can follow it on your own on demand, and advance according to your own schedule. And of course, it is a pleasure to see the main teacher speaking! | takes away the preconception that good | Speaker | are just born. This course states: | Negative | -0.64 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.16 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | This course has really helped improve as a speaker. It helped me understand that public speaking is not just about talking in front of a crowd but that a lot more goes into it like the style of your speech, the arrangement etc. Dr Matt made the classes very interesting. | has really helped improve as a | Speaker | It helped me understand that public | Positive | 0.67 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 1.16 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | My gracious thank to Matt sir and I have developed a lot of qualities from the course. I think that I will a good speaker one day and that day is n | think that I will a good | Speaker | one day and that day is | Positive | 0.91 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.16 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Great introduction provided by a great speaker. Explanations were sometimes a bit long | Great introduction provided by a great | Speaker | Explanations were sometimes a bit long | Positive | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.77 | 1.16 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | This is exemplary course to take. It has changed my daily habits a hundred fold. The instructor and speakers were a delight and enhanced my meditation practice, mindfulness, and continued gratitude habits. It has been a pleasure taking this course and I even purchased the book. I look forward to continuing the mindfulness practice. Namaste. | a hundred fold. The instructor and | Speaker | were a delight and enhanced my | Positive | 0.99 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | I am SOOO happy I took this course. The material is so eye opening and it's presented in a very engaging way with a variety of speakers, references and visuals. I thought the assignments were quite relevant and made you think in ways you typically do not. The only slight drawback is organizational- sometimes links were missing the readings and the assignments require too many unnecessary steps. It can very easy be simplified. | engaging way with a variety of | Speaker | references and visuals. I thought the | Positive | 0.97 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | One of the most impactful courses I've ever worked through. Really just an incredible achievement, the actionable and lovable focus of the course really pulled me in and never let go. On paper I didn't do the assignments but I actually did everything suggested in the course and it really has helped my happiness, satisfaction, self-compassion, and I now chase flow rather than superiority. Thank you is not enough, I'm so grateful to all the staff, Raj, and all the guest speakers. Best course ever. | staff, Raj, and all the guest | Speaker | Best course ever. | Positive | 0.91 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | I liked it a lot. Not sure I learned a whole lot new, but isn't it so helpful to spend 6 weeks immersed in practice? I think so! He clearly had way more info than he could go through in six weeks -- you could tell by the number of guest speakers, extra research students could do. He did a great job condensing and picking out the most basic and core elements. A lot of group effort -- first course I've taken where I've seen how MANY people were involved in pulling it off.... | tell by the number of guest | Speaker | extra research students could do. He | Negative | -0.77 | 0.5 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | The course modules are too long and at times what the speaker wants to share gets confusing | long and at times what the | Speaker | wants to share gets confusing | Positive | 0.72 | -1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Best class I've taken in 15 years !!! Loved the material, loved the professor, loved the guest speakers, and loved the assistant. That' | loved the professor, loved the guest | Speaker | and loved the assistant. That' | Positive | 0.97 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Dr. Raj has been extremely down to earth but yet professional and all the speakers (guests) and Ms. Xavier have shared the same qualities. I'm beyond satisfied with the course and am feeling great that I've chosen to partake in this and practice obtaining more "Fulfillment and Happiness". Thank You So Much to all who make this possible. -Justin | but yet professional and all the | Speaker | (guests) and Ms. Xavier have shared | Positive | 0.79 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | What an uplifting and inspiring course! From this, you will get so much information that directly links to many other psychology studies, what a great introduction to the mind and it's workings! The video's are humorous, engaging and with so many guest speakers you are exposed to many varied viewpoints, which sets you off researching. I do want to add, that although the course title describes its aims perfectly, I feel it does not do the knowledge contained within, justice! Inspiring Work Raj Raghunathan!! | engaging and with so many guest | Speaker | you are exposed to many varied | Positive | 0.98 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Highly recommended course, very well documented, fun, and with great practical information. Dr. Rajagopal Raghunathan is an excellent speaker, and he added great videos of recognized specialist in the theme. Congratulation to Coursera and the Business India School. Un curso muy recomendable, esta muy bien documentado, muy ameno, con información útil y práctica. Además del Dr. Rajagopal Raghunathan, que es un excelente expositor, hay muy buenos videos de especialstas muy reconocidos. Felicidades a coursera y a la Escuela de Negocios de la India por tan buen material. | Dr. Rajagopal Raghunathan is an excellent | Speaker | and he added great videos of | Positive | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | A really great course with great guest speakers and masterfully delivered by Professor Raj! | really great course with great guest | Speaker | and masterfully delivered by Professor Raj! | Positive | 0.99 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | This course is a whirlwind of joy and good humor. The main recipes for happiness and fulfillment are exposed in a structured manner. The main speakers are not taking themselves too seriously. | in a structured manner. The main | Speaker | are not taking themselves too seriously. | Positive | 0.81 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Really outstanding course. I am a retired learner and thought that the course might not provide a lot of new insights. The reality was that I learned a lot and much of it very useful and relevant for day to day living. The presentation was great. Very upbeat and enjoyable with lots of interesting guest speakers. I don't know anybody who wouldn't benefit from taking this course | enjoyable with lots of interesting guest | Speaker | I don't know anybody who wouldn't | Negative | -0.82 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Wonderful course, wonderful speaker! | Wonderful course, wonderful | Speaker | | Positive | 0.84 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Just perfect. Fun, practical and informative, quite some interesting guest speakers as well! Thanks for setting up this wonderfull course. | and informative, quite some interesting guest | Speaker | as well! Thanks for setting up | Positive | 0.94 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | This is a great course, if you want to hear The Questions you need to Answer to make a good game design for your game. It does not give you the answers, but it gives you a road map to follow. Downside of the course are Quizes and Peer Reviews. Quizes sometimes have shady and non-clear answers, especially for non-native English speakers. Assignments grading criteria makes your peers to choose from 1 to 5. And 5 is "you did so awesome, that you've impressed your peer very much". And this is not happening often. | non-clear answers, especially for non-native English | Speaker | Assignments grading criteria makes your peers | Positive | 0.77 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.82 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | This course has a good starting point, but there are so many things that ended up being wrong that I just can't force myself to give it more than 3 stars (and I'm not sure if it should be 3 or 2 stars). I think this is also the first course on Coursera that didn't get 5 stars from me (not sure if I've given 4 stars once only). So the bad parts first: Assignments are so unrealistic it's unbelievable. Week 1 is doable. Week 2 is problematic if you have a complex idea, let's say it's still doable, but you would certainly need more time than expected weekly hour work. Week 3 is insane. It is so out of the scope of this course. And week 4 is even worse, I had to use pen and paper and then explain only 1 of the core mechanics (even that used more than expected weekly hour work). Some of the quizzes are not fully clear if you are not a native English speaker. Sometimes I had to re-read things several times, and still wasn't sure what I was doing wrong (I realized that only after I managed to literally guess the correct answer). And most of all grading is the worst I've seen in any course. All of it based on a personal opinion. Hey I even managed not to get full points for a "document is HTML/PDF/....". I mean - how can I not get full points there? It either is or is not a HTML. It's so much subjective that it's making it awful. Now about the good parts: Professor did a great job, the course inspired so many ideas for me. The material is concise and it was a pleasure listening to this course. Most of the courses are too slow for me, so I have to fast forward them to 1.5 and some even to 2 times speed. I've run this course only on 1.25 speed, which is a good thing. I'm not a native English speaker. | you are not a native English | Speaker | Sometimes I had to re-read things | Negative | -0.77 | 0.0 | 0.74 | 0.82 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | This course has a good starting point, but there are so many things that ended up being wrong that I just can't force myself to give it more than 3 stars (and I'm not sure if it should be 3 or 2 stars). I think this is also the first course on Coursera that didn't get 5 stars from me (not sure if I've given 4 stars once only). So the bad parts first: Assignments are so unrealistic it's unbelievable. Week 1 is doable. Week 2 is problematic if you have a complex idea, let's say it's still doable, but you would certainly need more time than expected weekly hour work. Week 3 is insane. It is so out of the scope of this course. And week 4 is even worse, I had to use pen and paper and then explain only 1 of the core mechanics (even that used more than expected weekly hour work). Some of the quizzes are not fully clear if you are not a native English speaker. Sometimes I had to re-read things several times, and still wasn't sure what I was doing wrong (I realized that only after I managed to literally guess the correct answer). And most of all grading is the worst I've seen in any course. All of it based on a personal opinion. Hey I even managed not to get full points for a "document is HTML/PDF/....". I mean - how can I not get full points there? It either is or is not a HTML. It's so much subjective that it's making it awful. Now about the good parts: Professor did a great job, the course inspired so many ideas for me. The material is concise and it was a pleasure listening to this course. Most of the courses are too slow for me, so I have to fast forward them to 1.5 and some even to 2 times speed. I've run this course only on 1.25 speed, which is a good thing. I'm not a native English speaker. | thing. I'm not a native English | Speaker | | Negative | -0.85 | 0.0 | 0.74 | 0.82 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | I have to say thanks to Dr Annemarie Zand Scholten. I can feel how much efforts she had put into the lectures. Complex contents are simplified and easy to learn even for a non-native English speaker like me. I'm happy because I joint this course, very useful, an enjoyable experience. | learn even for a non-native English | Speaker | like me. I'm happy because I | Negative | -0.97 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 1.21 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | I learned much more in this course than other courses about quantitative methods. It is clear and useful and inspiring. The quizzes are very good, because they are not only about konwledge,but also about whether you can apply the knowledge. And the interviews are very good too, which give us more information in different subjiects, or from different perspectives. But I feel the speaker's speaking speed is a little fast, and I hope that there will be exercise or quizzes in which we are given situation,and asked to come up with RQ, methods, analysis, etc. | different perspectives. But I feel the | Speaker | speaking speed is a little fast, | Positive | 0.93 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 1.21 |
| ru6DZ3Q6EeWi0g6YoSAL-w | The professor could have been a bit more serious, he acted as if he was a kindergarden teacher. Seriously: do you really need to imitate with your hand how a fish swims? I don't think so. Also, the pronounciation of the latin words was horrible - then again, all native English speakers have problems with it, so don't take this remark personally. | - then again, all native English | Speaker | have problems with it, so don't | Negative | -0.9 | 0.5 | 0.97 | 1.15 |
| ru6DZ3Q6EeWi0g6YoSAL-w | Very nice , clear, precise, interesting and usefull. Very good speaker! | precise, interesting and usefull. Very good | Speaker | | Positive | 0.97 | 1.0 | 0.97 | 1.15 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | This course is great! It has really got me excited about teaching English in China. All the concepts are explained clearly and with metaphors that make you think a bit deeper than you might have otherwise. And if you do all the courses in their Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) series (8 in total), you earn yourself a coveted TESOL certificate! Good luck! | courses in their Teaching English for | Speaker | of Other Languages (TESOL) series (8 | Positive | 0.73 | 1.0 | 1.21 | 1.21 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | This course has great videos. I give it such a low rating to get your attention and point out some serious problems. This is a certification course in how to teach English as a second language. What was not apparent to me though is that you have to take 2 parts of the specialization before getting certified and it will take over a year! Also, there is close to no teacher participation in the module I took and there are no mentors or student teachers (that might change in future classes I would hope, but no guarantees) and there was close to zero feedback of my work or even in the discussion area and no authoritative feedback. Even the peer reviews require your classmates ONLY to judge you based on whether you actually tried to answer the question, if it was between one and three paragraphs and one other silly thing that I can't even remember now. No one is required to give actual feedback and a lot of the assignments were written by students in horrendous English, but that is not to be considered. With so many people taking this course for whom English is not a first language, even these very simple instructions were often misunderstood and people had problems with getting credit for their assignments. Also, even though the videos are really well-done, they are short and contain little information for the price. I figured that I was paying about $50 an hour for the lectures at regular speed. There are also little to no resource links etc. for further study so the lectures are pretty much the only thing you get. If you are a native English speaker who doesn't mind spending an entire year and the cost for well-done videos on the subject is not important, then this course if for you. If however you think this is going to cost only $200 and you would have interaction with teachers and you would get a certification in about half a year... I want to make sure you realize, that is NOT what this specialization is! If you are NOT a native English speaker, this course is designed well I think for people who do not speak English as a native language, who might even have a low level of English, yet who are teaching English already in foreign countries and would have difficulty acquiring certification any other way and therefore don't mind taking a full year to complete the course or the price and for whom not having someone give them feedback would be considered an asset. I have recommended it to friends who are not native speakers of English, but as a native speaker I found it slow, expensive and the assignments to be actually annoying. It's perfect though for my foreigner friends... as long as they understand it's real length and cost! THE CERTIFICATION WILL TAKE OVER A YEAR AND COST AROUND $400. | If you are a native English | Speaker | who doesn't mind spending an entire | Negative | -0.63 | -1.0 | 1.21 | 1.21 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | I really can recommend this course to everyone who wants to structure his negotiations. I would describe myself as an experienced business negotiator, but the scientific approach to issues you encounter before, in and after a negotiation really helped me to improve my personal results. Mr Siedel is a very good speaker, who gives very realisitc and sometimes fun examples. I am really glad that I have found this course! | Mr Siedel is a very good | Speaker | who gives very realisitc and sometimes | Positive | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 1.2 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | Course that can help you get tools for understanding world of negotiation. Very good theoretical part. Easy for learning even for non English speakers. | for learning even for non English | Speaker | | Negative | -0.77 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 1.2 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | I loved this course. I useful and practical. The explanation from both the speakers and graphs is clear. Learned a lot. Thanks! Encourage to have more such courses. | practical. The explanation from both the | Speaker | and graphs is clear. Learned a | Positive | 0.68 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.13 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | Excellent course, very empathetic speaker. | Excellent course, very empathetic | Speaker | | Positive | 0.88 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.13 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | Good course, easy to follow and informative. I regret that the content was so basic, I would have loved more depth particularly when the instructor is so knowledgeable and such a good speaker! | so knowledgeable and such a good | Speaker | | Negative | -0.82 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 1.13 |
| yFZxWd8aEeWDLBKS83bB7Q | I am having deep pleasure to have classes of this course! I am from Russia, Moscow city and this course is followed and controlled by the American Center volunteers under support of the Embassy of the U.S. in Russia. Teachers and the way they teach listeners with the Journalism concepts and its principles are very clear, interesting and fun! Now I am on the 4th week and we have already written a small article that was assessed by the same listeners as you from all over the world. It is really great platform not only to get knowledge but also share your ideas. I really appreciate hard working attempts of speakers who lead the course! A big thank you from Russian listeners! | really appreciate hard working attempts of | Speaker | who lead the course! A big | Positive | 0.67 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.02 |
| yFZxWd8aEeWDLBKS83bB7Q | Such a great tool for journalist who are not native speakers to learn all the necessary english terms | for journalist who are not native | Speaker | to learn all the necessary english | Negative | -0.73 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.02 |