IAP 2018 Activities by Category - Foreign Languages

Francesco Maurelli, World Esperanto Youth Organisation, Vice President

	Jan/17	Wed	06:00PM-07:00PM	2-147
	Jan/18	Thu	06:00PM-07:00PM	2-147
	Jan/19	Fri	06:00PM-07:00PM	2-147
	Jan/22	Mon	06:00PM-07:00PM	2-147
	Jan/23	Tue	06:00PM-07:00PM	2-147
	Jan/24	Wed	06:00PM-07:00PM	2-147
	Jan/25	Thu	06:00PM-07:00PM	2-147
	Jan/26	Fri	06:00PM-07:00PM	2-147

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Come and join us, learning the international language Esperanto. With 130 years of life, Esperanto helped to connect millions of people worldwide, overcoming language and cultural barriers. It is easy to learn and fun to practice with other speakers around the world. Don't miss the opportunity!

Contact: Francesco Maurelli, 32-230, 415 900-7213, MAURELLI@CSAIL.MIT.EDU

ASL and Deaf Culture Officers

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/27
Limited to 30 participants
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, 1 hour each, will be held on-campus (location and times TBD).

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 join our mailing list: https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/asl-interest

Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education and the MindHandHeart Innovation Fund

Sponsor(s): American Sign Language and Deaf Culture Club
Contact: American Sign Language and Deaf Culture officers, asl-officers@mit.edu

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Francesco Maurelli, World Esperanto Youth Association, Vice President

Jan/11

Thu

06:00PM-07:00PM

2-147

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Presentation and discussion about the role of languages and communication in today's world, with an analysis of the international language Esperanto. With its 130 years of existence, it is the most spoken planned language in the world, with more than 1.5 million learners only on Duolingo.

Come to this seminar to learn and participate, and to know all information about the Esperanto course at IAP.

Contact: Francesco Maurelli, 32-230, 415 900-7213, MAURELLI@CSAIL.MIT.EDU

Francesco Maurelli, World Esperanto Youth Association, Vice President

Feb/02

Fri

06:00PM-07:00PM

2-147

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

IMPORTANT - DATE CHANGE - The new date is FRIDAY February 2nd!

 

Did you know that a Scottish poet was a Nobel prize candidate for his original work in Esperanto?

This seminar will highlight the literature production in the international language Esperanto, starting from the very beginning of the language to today's trends and directions. Both original and translated literature will be presented.

Contact: Francesco Maurelli, 32-230, 415 900-7213, MAURELLI@CSAIL.MIT.EDU

Francesco Maurelli, World Esperanto Youth Organisation, Vice President

Feb/01

Thu

06:00PM-07:00PM

2-147

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Classical, rock, melodic, sca, country, rap... you name it, we show it!

Despite its young age, the musical production in Esperanto has been very vivid, with contributions from all over the world. Don't miss this fun seminar to learn abut music in Esperanto and how young people today uses this simple yet expressive language.

Contact: Francesco Maurelli, 32-230, 415 900-7213, MAURELLI@CSAIL.MIT.EDU

Dana Riechman, International Student Programming Administrator & Advisor

Jan/18

Thu

12:00PM-01:30PM

E19-202, Bring a pen or pencil to take notes!

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/16
Limited to 80 participants

 

 

Would you like to know how to properly pronounce the names of your fellow classmates or your students? Get an opportunity to practice at this workshop led by several students from the CSSA (Chinese Students and Scholars Association).

Date: Thursday, January 18th
Time: 12pm to 1:30pm
Location: E19-202, 50 Ames Street
Open to MIT community

Please register so we can anticipate how many will attend (for materials), or please send an email to Dana Riechman at riechman@mit.edu

Co-sponsored by CSSA and ISO (International Students Office)  

Contact: Dana Riechman, E18-219S, 617 253-3795, RIECHMAN@MIT.EDU

Orhan Celiker

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Turkish is a suffix-based, genderless language in which the longest word is infinitely long. We’ll cover some basics of the language, go through examples and talk about the cultural environment surrounding the language. Suggestions are welcome and encouraged! Contact oceliker@mit.edu for questions. 

Contact: Orhan Tunc Celiker, 617 955-9165, OCELIKER@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/16	Tue	06:00PM-07:00PM	5-134
	Jan/17	Wed	06:00PM-07:00PM	5-134
	Jan/18	Thu	06:00PM-07:00PM	5-134

Orhan Celiker

Shoshana Marks, Anna Rose Osofsky

Enrollment: email hebrew@mit.edu
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:

• Read Hebrew in print without vowels
• Present themselves in Hebrew
• Ask and answer basic questions
• Understand basic vocabulary and basic slang

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 by emailing Hebrew@mit.edu

Sponsor(s): Students for Israel, Hillel
Contact: Shoshana Marks, hebrew@mit.edu

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Introductory Hebrew

	Jan/22	Mon	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Jan/23	Tue	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Jan/24	Wed	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Jan/25	Thu	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Jan/29	Mon	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Jan/30	Tue	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Jan/31	Wed	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Feb/01	Thu	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237

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.  

Shoshana Marks, Anna Rose Osofsky

MIT Language Conversation Exchange Team

Jan/24

Wed

08:30AM-10:00AM

Stata Student Street

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

 

Bonjour! Salut! Ciao! Start your day off right with coffee and conversation. Meet other language lovers and learners, practice your Spanish, brush up on your Japanese.

Eat, Meet, Speak

Brought to you by the Language Conversation Exchange and the School of Science Quality of Life Grant.

 

Sponsor(s): MIT Language Conversation Exchange
Contact: MIT Language Conversation Exchange, E23-473, 3-1614, lce@mit.edu

MIT Language Conversation Exchange team

	Jan/17	Wed	01:00PM-02:00PM	56-154
	Jan/31	Wed	01:00PM-02:00PM	4-153

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none

Twice monthly lunch mixer for language enthusiasts to meet native speakers and exchange about language and culture! All MIT community members welcome. Multicultural foods will be served at each lunch. This is a great way to find a language partner.

Eat, Meet, Speak

Sponsored by the School of Science Quality of Life Grants

Sponsor(s): MIT Language Conversation Exchange
Contact: The MIT Language Conversation Exchange Team, E23-473, 617 253-1614, lce@mit.edu