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Grant Promotes Chinese Studies

Grant Promotes Chinese Studies
The Section of Foreign Languages and Literatures has received an award 
of $179,520 from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation to initiate a small, 
experimental program on Chinese language, culture, and literature.
Dr. Yih-jian Tai, a scholar of classical drama, will lead the program, 
which begins this month. He will offer classes in beginning Mandarin 
Chinese and in classical and modern Chinese literature in translation.
MIT faculty members with scholarly expertise on China already teach a 
range of subjects related to China in a variety of disciplines. "The new 
classes will add an important component to the existing curriculum, and 
will benefit students pursuing research on China or majoring in language 
and literary studies," said Professor Isabelle de Courtivron, head of 
foreign languages and literatures.