“Want to connect with people in another language? See the world through another lens? Fall in love with a culture full of rhythm and dance, struggle and celebration? Take Portuguese!”
Theo St. Francis, Class of 2023, Aeronautics and Astronautics 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
“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
“Learning a second language is an incredibly rewarding experience, one that had opened my mind to other cultures and ways of life.”
Chase Vogeli, SB '20, Mathematics major, German minor.
“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
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