SCHOOL OF ANCIENT LANGUAGES AND LANGUAGE HISTORY

Testimonials

I have been running these courses for the last two years before setting up this website, and these are testimonials from that time:

The Origins of Language

“The course met my expectations and more. It was well researched with plenty of detail and lots of resources offered. I found the evidence based information about the origins of language particularly interesting. I certainly learnt a lot.” ~ Annette Mortensen

A Treasure Trove of Ancient European Languages

“I very much enjoyed Nigel’s course on Indo-European languages. Nigel has an amazing knowledge of languages, and it was an eye-opener to me when he demonstrated how apparently dissimilar languages were related if you looked a little bit closer, under the skin, as it were. Reading some of the ancient literature was wonderful too” ~ Ruth Baird

The History of English: an Introduction

“I thoroughly enjoyed the course. Nigel is an extremely knowledgeable guide on the subject, and his teaching style allows all members of the class to clarify their understanding of the variety of topics that he presents on. He’s happy to digress and alter his material depending on the specific interests of the students, which makes the tutorials even more fascinating. As a secondary English teacher I was grateful for the opportunity to deepen my understanding of the subject I teach, and have found that it now informs the way I teach topics such as the plays of Shakespeare to my own students. I am now enrolled in the Sanskrit course and looking forward to broadening my knowledge of the Indo-European family of languages.” ~ David Larsen