Arabic Bootcamp
Betty Lou McClanahan
Tue, Thu, Jan 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 31, 09:30-10:30am, Johnson Indoor Track
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Improve your physical fitness while acquiring a basic knowledge of Arabic. This experimental course employs a strategic approach for rapid mastery and continued learning in reading, speaking and handwriting. Simple homework will be assigned. In-class fitness activities include pushups/situps, running and light stretching. All fitness levels welcome! Textbook: Alif Baa with DVDs (available from Amazon). Come dressed to run and bring pen and paper!
Contact: Betty Lou McClanahan, 56-579, x3-0630, bl@media.mit.edu
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Egyptian Colloquial (Urban): Key Expressions
Betty Lou McClanahan
Tue Jan 15, 12-01:00pm, 32-124
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Egyptian colloquial is a version of Arabic that is known throughout the Middle East. In this session, I present some of the characteristic expressions and sayings. We will also look at some examples in the Egyptian cinema. Resources for continued study will be be discussed.
Contact: Betty Lou McClanahan, 56-579, x3-0630, bl@media.mit.edu
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Error and Fraud in Organic Synthesis
Professor Rick Danheiser
Thu Jan 17, 04-06:00pm, 3-270
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This lecture will review several notable case histories of published research that later turned out to be erroneous. Questions that will be discussed include which cases involved "honest error" and in which was there an intention to deceive, why fraud is rare in organic synthesis, how organic chemistry is "self correcting", and steps that can be taken to minimize the publication of fraudulent work. Case histories to be described include examples from the total syntheses of natural products and methods for absolute asymmetric synthesis and C-H bond activation.
Contact: Professor Rick Danheiser, 18-298, x3-1842, danheiser@mit.edu
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IMPROVE YOUR ARABIC HANDWRITING!
Betty Lou McClanahan
Wed Jan 16, 12-01:00pm, 32-124
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
In this session, let's discuss some simple and easy steps to quickly improve the appearance of your Arabic handwriting.
Write like a pro!
Contact: Betty Lou McClanahan, 56-579, x3-0630, bl@media.mit.edu
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Machine Shop Course
Ed Udas
Schedule: TBD
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Dec-2007
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Instruction and hands-on use of tools: Blue-print reading; grind tool bits; lathe, miller, band saw, cut off saw; soft solder copper pipe; sheet metal, rolling and bending. Each Section is limited to 10 participants. Note that there are two offerings each day, 09:00 to 11:00am, and 01:00 to 03:00pm. And two sections.
Section A: January 7-11.
Section B: January 14-18.
Schedule to be determined based on participant interest.
Chemistry students have first priority.
Contact: Ed Udas, 4-063, x3-4505
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Swimming: Quick & Easy Breast Stroke
Betty Lou McClanahan
Mon Jan 7, 06-07:00pm, Alumni Pool
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Many recreational swimmers at MIT practice breast stroke as their swim stroke. In small groups, we will practice some simple drills that will make your breast stroke more effective and elegant. Our model will be breast stroke as practiced by world record holder Brendan Hansen.
Contact: Betty Lou McClanahan, 56-579, x3-0630, bl@media.mit.edu
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Swimming: Quick & Easy Flip Turns
Betty Lou McClanahan
Thu Jan 10, 06-07:00pm, Alumni Pool
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Flip turns are seemingly complicated, but are actually composed of easy steps than can be learned and practiced as separate actions. In small groups, we will practice a simple and fun four-step procedure to learn flip turns.
Contact: Betty Lou McClanahan, 56-579, x3-0630, bl@media.mit.edu
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Swimming: Quick & Easy Flip Turns
Betty Lou McClanahan
Tue Jan 8, 06-07:00pm, Alumni Pool
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Flip turns are seemingly complicated, but are actually composed of easy steps than can be learned and practiced as separate actions. In small groups, we will practice a simple and fun four-step procedure to learn flip turns.
Contact: Betty Lou McClanahan, 56-579, x3-0630, bl@media.mit.edu
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Using Wordlists to Build Arabic Vocabulary
Betty Lou McClanahan
Mon Jan 14, 12-01:00pm, 32-124
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Building a strong, contemporary vocabulary is perhaps the most difficult task for the student of Arabic. In this session, I present some simple steps for efficiently developing Arabic vocabulary using published word lists and online media. We will look at a variety of resources and practice together.
Contact: Betty Lou McClanahan, 56-579, x3-0630, bl@media.mit.edu
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