American Sign Language Beginner Class
ASL and Deaf Culture Officers
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/08
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $20.00
for enrollment
The ASL and Deaf Culture @ MIT is proud to announce that we will be offering a beginner's ASL class during IAP.
A series of 8 classes will be held on-campus (location TBD) on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30PM-5:00PM, starting January 9, 2017. The list of dates are: Jan. 9, Jan. 11, Jan. 16, Jan. 18, Jan. 23, Jan. 25, Jan. 30, Feb. 1.
Enrollment is limited and we are requiring that ASL students pay $20 (once) to participate in the course. If this price prevents you from being able to join the class, please get in touch with goretkin@mit.edu
This ASL class will be taught by a Deaf instructor who has taught ASL at MIT several times in the last few years.
If you are interested, please sign up: https://tinyurl.com/mit-asl-iap-2017-iap
Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education
Sponsor(s): American Sign Language and Deaf Culture Club
Contact: American Sign Language and Deaf Culture officers, asl-officers@mit.edu
| Jan/09 | Mon | 03:30PM-05:00PM | on-campus TBD |
| Jan/11 | Wed | 03:30PM-05:00PM | on-campus TBD |
| Jan/16 | Mon | 03:30PM-05:00PM | on-campus TBD |
| Jan/18 | Wed | 03:30PM-05:00PM | on-campus TBD |
| Jan/23 | Mon | 03:30PM-05:00PM | on-campus TBD |
| Jan/25 | Wed | 03:30PM-05:00PM | on-campus TBD |
| Jan/30 | Mon | 03:30PM-05:00PM | on-campus TBD |
| Feb/01 | Wed | 03:30PM-05:00PM | on-campus TBD |
ASL and Deaf Culture Officers
Arabic 101
Jad A Elmourad, Undergraduate, Al Baraa Abd Aldaim, Undergraduate
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 50 participants
Attendance: Attending all sessions is strongly preferred
Prereq: None
The goal of this class is to develop proficiency and ability to communicate in Modern Standard Arabic using listening, reading, speaking and writing skills. By the end of the class, the student is expected to:
1- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Arabic phonology and script
2- Demonstrate an understanding of basic grammar of contemporary Arabic: The Verb, Subject, adjective, masculine and feminine.
3-Demonstrate basic skills in reading and speaking Arabic.
The class goes over an introduction to Arabic dialogue and sounds, the Arabic alphabet, and the structure of simple Arabic sentences + Arabic vocabulary through different topics including: greetings, family, food and clothing + basic Arabic sentences: the verb, subject and adjective +familiarity with some aspects of the Arab world culture.
The course also refers to Alif Baa, and Al-Kitaab fii Ta ‘allum al-‘Arabiyya textbooks.
Please sign up here
Contact: Jad El Mourad, elmourad@MIT.EDU
| Jan/10 | Tue | 08:00AM-09:30AM | Location TBD |
| Jan/12 | Thu | 08:00AM-09:30AM | Location TBD |
| Jan/13 | Fri | 08:00AM-09:30AM | Location TBD |
| Jan/17 | Tue | 08:00AM-09:30AM | Location TBD |
| Jan/19 | Thu | 08:00AM-09:30AM | Location TBD |
| Jan/20 | Fri | 08:00AM-09:30AM | Location TBD |
| Jan/24 | Tue | 08:00AM-09:30AM | Location TBD |
| Jan/26 | Thu | 08:00AM-09:30AM | Location TBD |
| Jan/27 | Fri | 08:00AM-09:30AM | Location TBD |
| Jan/31 | Tue | 08:00AM-09:30AM | Location TBD |
Al Baraa Abd Aldaim - Undergraduate
| Jan/10 | Tue | 03:00PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/12 | Thu | 03:00PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/13 | Fri | 03:00PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/17 | Tue | 03:00PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/19 | Thu | 03:00PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/20 | Fri | 03:00PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/24 | Tue | 03:00PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/26 | Thu | 03:00PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/27 | Fri | 03:00PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
| Jan/31 | Tue | 03:00PM-04:30PM | Location TBD |
Jad A Elmourad - Undergraduate
CantoVerso Workshop, Reading, and Book Launch
Nick Montfort, Milton Laufer
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/18
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Advanced sign-up for Worshop, Reading is open to everyone
CantoVerso
A digital literature workshop, reading, and book launch in English and Spanish
Un taller, lectura y presentación de libros en español e inglés sobre literatura digital
I: Workshop/Taller, 3pm-4:30pm
A quick poetry-generation workshop in English and Spanish, no programming experience necessary. Existing programs that can be modified will be provided and explained. A poetry generation tool that does not require programming will be available for use as well.
Una taller breve sobre generación de poesía, sin necesidad de experiencia en programación. Se ofrecerán programas existentes para su modificación y explicación. Se ofrecerá también una herramienta que no requiere programación.
II: Reading/Lectura, 5:00pm-6:30pm
The CantoVerso reading will allow workshop participants to share their outcomes. Milton Läufer will read from his generated texts in Spanish and English. Nick Montfort will read from his recent books, the collaboration 2x6 (in English and Spanish) and Autopia. Books will be available for purchase; programs will also be available online.
La lectura CantoVerso permitirá a los participantes del taller compartir sus resultados. Milton Läufer leerá de sus obras de generación de textos en español e inglés. Nick Montfort leerá de dos libros recientes, la colaboración 2x6 (en inglés y español) y Autopia. Se venderán copias; los programas estarán disponibles en línea.
Enrollment IN THE WORKSHOP limited to 20; Anyone may attend the READING
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Nick Montfort, nickm@nickm.com
| Jan/19 | Thu | 03:00PM-04:30PM | 14N-233 |
Nick Montfort, Milton Laufer
| Jan/19 | Thu | 05:00PM-06:30PM | 14E-304 |
Nick Montfort, Milton Laufer
Introductory Hebrew
Dalia Leibowitz, Tamar Grey
Enrollment: Use the sign up form in the description
Sign-up by 01/23
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend 80% of classes.
This class is designed to teach basic Hebrew skills, and is appropriate for those with little or no knowledge of the language. After finishing this course, students will be able to:
A textbook is required by the end of the first week of class. Hebrew from Scratch Part 1 can be purchased new at the Israel Book Shop in Brookline for approximately $40. For those who wish to order online, the ISBN is 965-350-112-7.
Walk-ins allowed on the first or second day of class, if space is available.
Please register ahead of time here.
Sponsor(s): Students for Israel, Hillel
Contact: Dalia Leibowitz, hebrew@mit.edu
| Jan/23 | Mon | 06:00PM-07:30PM | 26-210 |
| Jan/24 | Tue | 06:00PM-07:30PM | 26-210 |
| Jan/25 | Wed | 06:00PM-07:30PM | 26-210 |
| Jan/26 | Thu | 06:00PM-07:30PM | 26-210 |
| Jan/30 | Mon | 06:00PM-07:30PM | 26-210 |
| Jan/31 | Tue | 06:00PM-07:30PM | 26-210 |
| Feb/01 | Wed | 06:00PM-07:30PM | 26-210 |
| Feb/02 | Thu | 06:00PM-07:30PM | 26-210 |
The course will build on each previous session. Participants may miss 1 class if necessary.
The course will cover the aleph bet, reading and writing with vowels, a vocabulary including around 100 words, and some basic conversation practice.
MIT Language Conversation Exchange presents: Intro to Languages
MIT Language Conversation Team
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Get a taste of a new language - have you always wanted to try to learn Russian, Hebrew, French or Italian hand gestures? Now is your chance!
The MIT Language Conversation Exchange is committed to building a community that helps language enthusiasts meet native speakers and exchange languages and cultures. All MIT community members welcome. Visit us at lce.scripts.mit.edu.
Contact: MIT Language Conversation Team, E23-441, 617-253-1614, lce-coordinator@mit.edu
| Jan/09 | Mon | 03:00PM-04:00PM | 8-219 |
Learn the most important aspect of communicating in Italian - using your hands! You'll learn the most useful, unique and fun ways to express yourself without ever speaking a word.
Sylvie Scholvin
| Jan/17 | Tue | 03:00PM-04:00PM | 8-219 |
Hear how this biblical language came back to life and learn some words, old and new, in Hebrew.
Timna Churges
| Jan/23 | Mon | 03:00PM-04:00PM | 8-219 |
Learn how Russian is more related to other European languages than you would think.
Sylvie Scholvin
| Jan/30 | Mon | 03:00PM-04:00PM | 8-219 |
Perfect your pronunciation and pick up a few more key words in French.
Charly Jouve
MIT Language Conversation Exchange presents: Lunch around the World
MIT Language Conversation Exchange team
| Jan/11 | Wed | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 14N-417 |
| Jan/18 | Wed | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 16-644 |
| Jan/25 | Wed | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 16-644 |
| Feb/01 | Wed | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 16-644 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none
Weekly lunch mixer for language enthusiasts to meet native speakers and exchange about language and culture! All MIT community members welcome. Native speakers of the following language will be present: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Hebrew, Punjabi.
Please let us know if you are coming at http://bit.ly/2hR59qV
Sponsored by Graduate Student Life Grants, Committee on Race and Diversity, and Global Studies and Languages
Sponsor(s): Global Studies and Languages
Contact: The MIT Language Conversation Exchange Team, E23-441, 617 253-1614, lce-coordinator@mit.edu
Polish Your English Through Creative Writing!
Eric Grunwald, Lecturer, English Language Studies
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
"Everyone is creative. Everyone has something to say." —Brenda Ueland
“English was the novelist Joseph Conrad’s third language, and much that seems piquant in his use of English was no doubt colored by his first language, which was Polish. . . . No matter what your first language, you should treasure it all your life. If it happens not to be standard English, and if it shows itself when you write standard English, the result is usually delightful, like a very pretty girl with one eye that is green and one that is blue.” —Kurt Vonnegut
Are you a bilingual student who has wanted to polish your English? Do you like writing fiction, poetry, or personal essays, or have you always wanted to try? Why not combine the two?!
In this workshop, you will both explore what innovations you have to offer to the English language and find places where you need to conform more to standard English. Through reading works by immigrant writers as well as imagining, writing, and workshopping your own, you can engage your imagination and polish your English at the same time.
All genres welcome! (Except, of course—well, you know...)
Sponsor(s): Global Studies and Languages
Contact: Eric Grunwald, 14N-236, 617 253-2647, EGRUNWAL@MIT.EDU
| Jan/10 | Tue | 04:00PM-05:45PM | 14N-313, Bring paper, pen, and laptop |
| Jan/17 | Tue | 04:00PM-05:45PM | 14N-313, Bring paper, pen, and laptop |
| Jan/24 | Tue | 04:00PM-05:45PM | 14N-313, Bring paper, pen, and laptop |
| Jan/31 | Tue | 04:00PM-05:45PM | 14N-313, Bring paper, pen, and laptop |
Eric Grunwald - Lecturer, English Language Studies
Starr Forum presents: "Amour"
John Tirman, Executive Director, CIS
| Jan/27 | Fri | 12:00PM-02:30PM | E15-070, Bartos Theater |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Amour is a 2012 French-language romantic drama film written and directed by the Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert. The narrative focuses on an elderly couple, Anne and Georges, who are retired music teachers with a daughter who lives abroad. Anne suffers a stroke which paralyses her on the right side of her body.
The film was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or. It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards, and was nominated in four other categories: Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Emmanuelle Riva), Best Original Screenplay (Michael Haneke) and Best Director (Michael Haneke). At the age of 85, Emmanuelle Riva is the oldest nominee for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
At the 25th European Film Awards, it was nominated in six categories, winning in four, including Best Film and Best Director. At the 47th National Society of Film Critics Awards it won the awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. At the 66th British Academy Film Awards it was nominated in four categories, winning for Best Leading Actress and Best Film Not in the English Language. Emmanuelle Riva became the oldest person to win a BAFTA. At the 38th César Awards it was nominated in ten categories, winning in five, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.
2hrs 27m
Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, MIT France Program, MIT Germany Program, CIS
Contact: Michelle Nhuch, starrforum@mit.edu
Starr Forum presents: "Cache"
John Tirman, Executive Director, CIS
| Jan/20 | Fri | 12:00PM-02:00PM | E15-070, Bartos Theater |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Caché, titled Hidden in the UK and Ireland, is a 2005 French psychological thriller written and directed by Michael Haneke. Starring Daniel Auteuil as Georges and Juliette Binoche as his wife Anne, the film follows an upper-class French couple who are terrorized by anonymous tapes that appear on their front porch and hint at childhood memories of the husband.
Caché opened to acclaim from film critics, who lauded Binoche's acting and Haneke's direction. The ambiguities of its plot continue to attract considerable discussion among scholars; many have commented on the film's themes of "bourgeois guilt" and collective memory, often drawing parallels between its narrative and the French government's decades-long denial of the 1961 Seine River massacre. Caché is today regarded as one of the greatest films of the 2000s.
1h 57min
Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, MIT Germany Program, CIS, MIT France Program
Contact: Michelle Nhuch, starrforum@mit.edu
Starr Forum presents: "White Ribbon"
John Tirman, Executive Director, Center for International Studies
| Jan/13 | Fri | 12:00PM-02:30PM | E15-070, Bartos Theater |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
The White Ribbon is a 2009 black-and-white German-language drama film written and directed by Michael Haneke. It darkly depicts society and family in a northern German village just before World War I and, according to Haneke, "is about the roots of evil. Whether it’s religious or political terrorism, it’s the same thing."
The film premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in May 2009 where it won the Palme d'Or, followed by positive reviews and several other major awards, including the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also received two nominations at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2009: Best Foreign Language Film (representing Germany) and Best Cinematography (Christian Berger).
2h 24min
Sponsor(s): MIT Germany Program, CIS, MIT France Program, Center for International Studies
Contact: Michelle Nhuch, starrforum@mit.edu
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