“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
“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.
“A wide range of study is critical to being able to address the societal problems and inequalities that our generation has been tasked with working on.”
Alex Evenchik, SB '21, Materials Science and Engineering major, Chinese and Biology minors.
“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.
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Global Languages Spring Fest 2026
A gathering to honor our students and celebrate the Global Languages community
