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Against hate and anti-Asian violence

…and other cultures, other histories, can we really connect to one another. As propounded by leaders in language education: through learning new words, we learn new worlds. In that spirit,…

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Lecture by Souleymane Bachir Diagne

…include: The Ink of the Scholars. Reflections on Philosophy in Africa, Dakar, Codesria, 2016; Open to Reason. Muslim philosophers in conversation with Western tradition, New York, Columbia University Press, 2018;…

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HASS & Communication Requirements

…HASS Requirement. Students may take any 21G subject for this purpose, even if concentrating in another department, and it can be a great opportunity to learn about a new culture…

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Four weeks of Brazilian dance

…to teaching samba and other Afro-Brazilian styles while studying at the Brazilian Cultural Center of New England. She performed with the Center’s percussion group, Samba Tremeterra, for ten years. In…

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MIT students participate in regional Korean speech contest

MIT students participated in the 5th New England Korean Speech Contest held on April 6 at Boston College, hosted by the NEACKE (New England Association of College Korean Educators) and…

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Mechanical Engineering student Mojolaoluwa Oke

…to talk to you. How do you use your Japanese? When I took Japanese II, it felt like my understanding reached a whole new level, and opened up new possibilities…

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Celebrate Portuguese Language Day May 5

…mix of Portuguese and other languages. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as “Lusophone” (Lusófono). An estimated 1.3 million native Portuguese-speakers live in the United States. In New

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Students are showing me the way

new virus. I assembled a small module of readings on wet markets, the consumption of wild animals, and xenophobia, with articles such as “Don’t Blame Bat Soup for the Coronavirus,”…

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Korean culture student club formed

…attract interest in the club and in Korean culture. The new club gives MIT students an opportunity to learn more: from art, music, or food, to other aspects of the…

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Two MIT students win awards at regional Korean speech contest

Two MIT students participated in the fourth New England Korean speech contest held April 8 at Boston College, hosted by the NEACKE (New England Association of College Korean Educators) and…

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Chinese language educators convene

The 8th annual conference of the New England Chinese Language Teachers Association (NECLTA) was held on October 5 at Boston University. More than 160 Chinese teachers and administrators from 50…

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Four weeks of Brazilian dance

…to teaching samba and other Afro-Brazilian styles while studying at the Brazilian Cultural Center of New England. She performed with the Center’s percussion group, Samba Tremeterra, for ten years. In…

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