“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.
"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
“I have been able to combine my Japanese learning with my Energy Studies minor, as I've done a couple term projects analyzing Japan's electrical generation.”
Natalie Montoya, SB '21, Nuclear Engineering major, Japanese and Energy Studies minors.
“Being able to converse with another person in their native language and enjoy their food and culture is just euphoric. The world is so big and wide and beautiful.”
Sarah T. Vu, SB '21, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science major, Chinese 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
Spotlight
Global Languages Celebrates Lunar New Year
The Chinese program welcomed the Year of the Horse with the MIT Lion Dance Group and festive activities in Morss Hall.
