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Global Languages honors outstanding students

Joyce Roberge, Global Languages’ Academic Administrator, said, “Whether it is to get to closer to their own heritage or to make connections with new people and cultures through travel and…

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Ken Burns’s “The Central Park Five” (USA, 2012)

…of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park. The Central Park Five tells the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a…

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What drew me to German classes at MIT

…one involved my work with the Admissions Office. Before coming to MIT, I knew I wanted to be a tour guide, and I thought it would be fun to share…

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2018 de Courtivron Writing Prize

…and bigotry in the United States through the story of a young Chinese girl, her Japanese friend, and an older Chinese boy in New York’s Chinatown during World War II….

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Sylvie Tissot

…marker of a specific social layer? Sylvie Tissot is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Paris 8. Before studying gay-friendliness in Paris and New York, she did…

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Why take language classes as part of an MIT undergraduate education?

…English. Learning a new language at MIT wasn’t something she was considering until she was prompted to take Korean together with a friend. A big fan of K-Pop, Eva explained…

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Virtual International Film Series

Whether you like epic adventure, comedy, romance, detective thriller, documentary, classic French New Wave, you name it, we have something for you. The selected films touch on themes of ambition,…

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Akorfa Dagadu

…language, especially when it leads to discovering new foods, stories, and traditions. As someone who’s been told I can make any story worth listening to, I believe languages unlock whole…

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2012 German Studies Excellence Award

…prizes, were awarded to sixteen students. Distinguished guests at this year’s prize ceremony were the German Consul Friedrich Löhr, Mr. Marius Carstensen, Lufthansa District Sales Manager for New England and…

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GSL Brown Bag Lunch Series: Language Pedagogy Roundtable

…individual presentations or informal group panels. Light lunch provided. This Roundtable explores new approaches to using various technological tools and platforms to enhance language instruction and classroom experience. Maria Khotimsky…

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MIT Joins Consortium for Language Learning & Teaching

…initial period of membership in the Consortium are viewable on our project timeline. We’re looking forward to a new phase of synergy with the Consortium and its member institutions!  …

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Yang Yang

…Languages from Adelphi University in New York. Currently, she is pursuing her second M.A. in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at Middlebury College. She also taught a Chinese class…

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