“I have really enjoyed learning a new language and learning more about another culture. My favorite HASS classes have always been Chinese language classes.”
Carolyn Jons, SB '20, Materials Science major, Chinese minor.
"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
“French has allowed me to not only engage with topics related to world politics and global technology, but...to discuss these topics with students from all different backgrounds and majors.”
Sonja Lindberg, SB '20, Computer Science major, French minor.
“My favorite part about studying Spanish was all the amazing people I got to meet! The community in Spanish classes is really strong at MIT.”
Isabel Rosa, SB '22, Mathematics and Computer Science & Engineering Majors, Spanish Minor
“I think that having this wider range of knowledge and perspectives has already made me a more empathetic person because I can better relate with peers of more diverse backgrounds.”
Gabriel Mintzer, SB '21, Physics and Computer Science major, Chinese minor.
Spotlight
Writing for change through the lives of saints
Lecturer in French Leanna Rezvani speaks with SHASS News about her new book Hagiography in Marguerite de Navarre's Heptaméron
