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Discover Don Quijote de la Mancha (UFM)

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Discover Don Quijote de la Mancha (UFM)

The MOOC Discover Don Quijote de la Mancha invites you to experience a one-of-a-kind learning adventure! Use strategy and wit to overcome unique challenges, and earn badges representing the greatest knights of all time.

The course covers the first part (52 chapters) and second part (74 chapters) of Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quijote de la Mancha. Learn about universal human values while also studying the metaphors, allegories, dynamic dialogues, and other triumphant literary aspects of the first modern novel. Win all six badges by completing the activities of the course.

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