Around the World Potluck
Jennifer Recklet, Ed Ballo
Fri Jan 14, 04-06:00pm, Bush Room (10-105)
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2005
Single session event
Come learn about the Language Conversation Exchange (LCE) at our "Around the World Potluck"! Meet the Coordinator and other program participants. Bring a dish from your hometown to share. Meet interesting people from far away places, try delicious foods, and win fun prizes in our raffle.
The LCE finds conversation partners for people who want to practice a language with a native speaker. These informal partnerships can help new members of our community get acquainted with the MIT community, while their English-speaking conversation partners improve their proficiency in another language. Members find the informal nature and flexibility of the LCE an enjoyable way to share their culture and learn more about someone else's.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/medical/c-lce.html
Contact: Jennifer Recklet, E23-230, x3-1614, reck@med.mit.edu
Sponsor: Jennifer A Recklet, E23-230, 617 253-1614, reck@med.mit.edu
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Beginner's Irish Gaelic
Jennifer Hogan
Mon Jan 10 thru Fri Jan 14, 10am-12:00pm, TBA
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Come learn the basics of Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge) in a fun, friendly, and topical setting. Impress your friends and confound your enemies! You'll learn how to make conversation, order food, ask for directions, and more. Classes will be taught in the Lárchanúint (the 'standard' dialect) with slight Canúint Chonnacht regional pronunciations.
Contact: Jennifer Hogan, 255-9330, jhogan@mit.edu
Sponsor: Pagan Students
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Crash Course in Ancient Greek
Jennifer Hogan
Mon Jan 10 thru Fri Jan 14, 04-05:30pm, TBA
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Ancient Greek is the language of philosophy, math, the New Testament, and literature. Come learn the basics of the language in an informal setting. Perfect as a preface for further study or a way of learning more about ancient Greek and Mediterranean culture. We'll be focusing on Attic Greek, the form of the language spoken around Athens. We'll cover the alphabet and be able to construct sentences by the end of the course. Any knowledge of Latin or Latinate languages (like Spanish or French) will be helpful, but it is not required.
Contact: Jennifer Hogan, 255-9330, jhogan@mit.edu
Sponsor: Pagan Students
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Esperanto for Beginners
Erin Piateski, Jacob Schwartz
Mon-Thu, Jan 17-20, 24-27, 07-08:30pm, 1-242
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Esperanto is a simple yet expressive language that is spoken by millions of people in over 120 countries who are interested in communicating with others, regardless of their native languages. Esperanto is easy to learn and use, and in this fun introductory course you'll quickly learn sufficient grammar and vocabulary to begin using the language outside of class. We'll also look at contemporary culture of Esperanto, showing how some young people are using it today around the world.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esperanto/
Contact: Erin Piateski, (617) 372-0099, piateski@mit.edu
Sponsor: Societo por Esperanto
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IAP Korean Class
Jae Jeen Choi
Wed Jan 19, Fri Jan 21, Mon Jan 24, Wed Jan 26, Fri Jan 28, 03-05:00pm, 66-154, 66-156
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Learn basic Korean language and impress your friends the next time you are at a Korean restaurant! No prior knowledge of Korean required. The course will introduce Hangul, the Korean Alphabet, and phonetics, practice reading and forming basic words, and end with simple situational conversations such as formal/informal greetings, ordering at a restaurant, and cultural etiquette. Participants can practice their learning at the upcoming Korean lunch table in the spring.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~hansori/mit-korea/mit-korea_koreanclass.htm
Contact: Jina Sinskey, (617) 225-7337, jina@mit.edu
Sponsor: Jina L Sinskey, BAKER-HOUSE # 337, 617 225-7337, jina@mit.edu
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Introduction to Welsh
Jennifer Hogan
Mon Jan 10 thru Fri Jan 14, 12-02:00pm, TBA
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Come learn a bit of Welsh (Cymraeg), one of the fastest growing minority languages in Europe! You'll learn how to pronounce some of those infamous Welsh place names, have a conversation, and more. Whether you want to satisfy your curiosity, prepare for your trip to the beautiful Welsh countryside, or delve into Welsh history and culture, have fun learning Welsh in the MIT community.
Contact: Jennifer Hogan, 255-9330, jhogan@mit.edu
Sponsor: Pagan Students
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Old Norse for Beginners
Jennifer Hogan
Mon Jan 10 thru Fri Jan 14, 02-04:00pm, TBA
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
In the 11th century, Old Norse was the most widely spoken European language! Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Danish, and Faroese are just some of the direct descendants of Old Norse. This course will focus on West Norse and will teach much of the basics of reading and writing the language as well as some of the language's spoken aspects. The course will be taught using the Roman alphabet with a supplement on the Runic systems. Come and enjoy some good old-fashioned Viking fun and Old Norse comic books with us!
Contact: Jennifer Hogan, 255-9330, jhogan@mit.edu
Sponsor: Pagan Students
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Russian Language for Beginners
Katya Myer, Julia Khodor
Mon-Thu, Jan 5-6, 10-13, 18-20, 24-27, 12-01:00pm, Room 2-105
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2005
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 20.00 for study materials
Feel like a kid again! Come play with letter blocks and sing songs for an hour a day, four days a week. Oh, and learn Russian in the process. Zaitsev Method is a highly effective novel way to learn Russian (or any other language). Even if you have never seen Cyrilics before, we will teach you to read, write, spell, and speak Russian. You will learn to read and pronounce new words correctly, acquire basic spelling and grammar rules, and develop a sizable vocabulary, all while seemingly engaging in no more than "child's play."
Contact: Katya Myer, W11, katyam@mit.edu
Sponsor: KBH
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The Next Week or Next Week?
Isaiah Yoo
Mon Jan 24, 02-04:00pm, 14N-225
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Have you ever wondered why we say "I'll see you next week," not "I'll see you the next week?" After all, week is a countable noun and thus requires an article in the singular, and next, when followed by a noun, usually combines with the as do ordinals, e.g. "I'll see you at the next meeting." From both theoretical and practical points of view, this class will teach you (a) why we say next week and last week and (b) when we say next/last week or the next/last week.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/fll/www/iap
Contact: Isaiah Yoo, 14N-228, x3-4747, iyoo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Foreign Languages and Literatures
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