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“The Portuguese classes took up cultural aspects like non-verbal language, music, history, movies and documentaries. Taking Portuguese has been one of the best decisions I’ve made at MIT.”

Luz Grisales Gomez, Class of 2023, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Major, Portuguese Concentrator

"The benefit of language is so clear--how it opens up new doors. You can imagine yourself in places you couldn't have imagined before."

Charles Huang, SB '11

“Taking both majors, one in Chem E and one in Spanish, just allowed me to pursue two things I love. My thesis is in Spanish and incorporates aspects of chemical and environmental engineering!”

Jordan Alford, SB '20, Chemical Engineering, Spanish dual majors.

“Learning Japanese alongside bio engineering gives me greater ability to work and collaborate with other engineering teams abroad.”

Andres Alvarado, SB '20, Bioengineering major, Japanese minor.

“My French studies allowed me to spend two summers abroad through MISTI, in Belgium at a cleantech startup.”

Liam Daniel Fenlon, SB '20, Business Analytics major, French minor.

Spotlight

Global Languages Veteran Lecturer Min-Min Liang served 24+ years at MIT

In 2023, Liang won the MAFLT LCTL Innovation Award in the Classroom Innovation category. In this video, Liang talks about how her teaching style has evolved over the years.