MIT Sites

Writing and speaking are important components of an MIT education. Many MIT alumni and alumnae have reported that even in their scientific and engineering careers, they spend 25-35% of their time is spent writing and find themselves making frequent oral presentations. MIT has recognized the importance of communication in several ways, and the following are some of the key MIT sites:

• Subjects - The Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies offers many writing courses. For non-native speakers of English, the ESL department offers several courses as well.
  
  
• Writing Coops and Practica - These are other forms of instruction in writing and speaking.
  
  
• Writing Requirement - To help students prepare for their careers, MIT has a Writing Requirement.
  
  
• Communication Intensive (CI) courses - Another way of helping students prepare themselves for life in and beyond MIT, many departments offer CI courses that feature a writing and speaking component.
  
  
• Library - MIT's Libraries offer many useful services and sites.
• Rhetoric Sites-- Several sites collected by MIT's library staff for Dr. Strang's course in Rhetoric (21W.747)
  
  
• Sites by Students - Several student activities and sites include writing and speaking, such as Student Publications, Debate, Toastmasters, and Arts at MIT.