Languages & Writing

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MIT OCW
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Writing in Tonal Forms I
Prof. Peter Child
Written and analytic exercises based on 18th- and 19th-century small forms and harmonic practice found in music such...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Music
intermediate
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Creole Languages and Caribbean Identities
Prof. Michel DeGraff
Caribbean Creole languages result from language contact via colonization and the slave trade. In this course we...
Humanities Linguistics Social Sciences
intermediate
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Writing Workshop
Jessica Young
MIT students are challenged daily to solve for x, to complete four problem sets, two papers, and prepare for an exam...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
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World Literatures: Travel Writing
Prof. Mary Fuller
This semester, we will read writing about travel and place from Columbus’s Diario through the present. Travel...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
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Writing and Rhetoric: Designing Meaning
Dr. Suzanne T. Lane
This course takes rhetoric as a system for designing meaning that helps us understand complex situations and ideas,...
Communication Humanities Literature
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Science Writing and New Media: Explorations in Communicating about Science & Technology
Dr. Janis Melvold
Proficiency in communicating about science and technology comes from both knowledge and practice, and this course...
Humanities Literature
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Topics in Linguistic Theory: Laboratory Phonology
Prof. Edward Flemming
The goal of this course is to prepare you to engage in experimental investigations of questions related to...
Electrical Engineering Engineering Humanities
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Spanish for Bilingual Students
Douglas Morgenstern
Spanish for Bilingual Students is an intermediate course designed principally for heritage learners, but which...
Humanities Language Literature
intermediate
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Language and its Structure II: Syntax
Prof. David Pesetsky
This course will acquaint you with some of the important results and ideas of the last half - century of research in...
Humanities Linguistics Philosophy
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Information and Communication Technology in Africa
Raja Bobbili
This is a discussion-based, interactive seminar on the development of information and communication technology in...
Business & Management Digital Business & IT Electrical Engineering
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Undergraduate Thesis Tutorial
Prof. Michael Short
This course is a series of lectures on prospectus and thesis writing. It is a required course for undergraduate...
Engineering Humanities Literature
intermediate
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Introduction to Linguistics
Prof. Norvin W. Richards
This class provides some answers to basic questions about the nature of human language. Throughout the course, we...
Humanities Linguistics
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Japanese I
Dr. Takako Aikawa
This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of the language, providing opportunities to acquire...
Humanities Language
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Spanish IV
Margarita Ribas Groeger
Course Sequences Spanish IV aims at developing and improving student’s oral and written communication through the...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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Speak Italian With Your Mouth Full
Dr. Paola Rebusco
The participants in this seminar will dive into learning basic conversational Italian, Italian culture, and the...
Humanities Language Social Sciences
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Japanese III
Dr. Takako Aikawa
Students further develop their skills in Japanese speaking, listening, reading, and writing in this intermediate...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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Japanese IV
Dr. Takako Aikawa
The main objective of this course is to build up basic skills of communication in Japanese using appropriate speech...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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German I
Peter Weise
This course gives an introduction to German language and culture. The focus is on acquisition of vocabulary and...
Humanities Language Social Sciences
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French I
Cathy Culot
21G.301/351 offers an introduction to the French language and culture with an emphasis on the acquisition of...
Humanities Language
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Rhetoric
Dr. Steven Strang
This course is an examination of the theory, the practice, and the implications of rhetoric & rhetorical...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
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Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation
Isaiah WonHo Yoo
This course is designed for high-intermediate ESL students who need to develop better listening comprehension and...
Humanities Language
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German II
Ellen Crocker
In this course students are exposed to history and culture of German-speaking countries through audio, video, and...
Humanities Language Social Sciences
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Language Acquisition
Prof. Athulya Aravind
This course is an introduction to language acquisition, a subfield of linguistics whose goal is to understand how...
Humanities Linguistics
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Linguistic Phonetics
Prof. Edward Flemming
This course is about the study of speech sounds; how we produce and perceive them and their acoustic properties....
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
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Advanced Japanese I
Yoshimi Nagaya
This course covers lessons 22 through 27 of Japanese: The Spoken Language by Eleanor H. Jordan with Mari Noda. The...
Humanities Language
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Accelerated Introductory Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
Dr. Nilma Dominique
Accelerated Introductory Portuguese for Spanish Speakers covers the basics of Portuguese grammar and presents...
Humanities Language Social Sciences
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Writing and Experience: Reading and Writing Autobiography
Dr. Andrea Walsh
The reading and writing in this course will focus on the art of self-narrative or autobiographical writing. Such...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Literature
intermediate
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Japanese VI
Dr. Takako Aikawa
This is an experimental version of 21G.506, which offers a combination of in-person and synchronous remote...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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Linguistic Studies of Bilingualism
Prof. Suzanne Flynn
This course studies the development of bilingualism in human history (from Australopithecus to present day). It...
Humanities Language Linguistics
intermediate
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Liberalism, Toleration, and Freedom of Speech
Prof. Alex Byrne
This course examines theories and principles that underlie the concept of free speech in the United...
Humanities Philosophy
intermediate
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Rhetoric: Rhetoric of Science
Dr. Mya Poe
This course is an introduction to the history, theory, practice, and implications of rhetoric, the art and craft of...
Communication Humanities Literature
intermediate
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Expository Writing for Bilingual Students
Patricia Brennecke
The purpose of this course is to develop your writing skills so that you can feel confident writing the essays, term...
Humanities Language Literature
intermediate
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Spanish III
Douglas Morgenstern
This course is the first intermediate-level course in Spanish, with a focus on grammar review, additional...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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Lab in Psycholinguistics
Prof. Edward Gibson
Hands-on experience designing, conducting, analyzing, and presenting experiments on the structure and processing of...
Cognitive Science Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
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Germany Today: Intensive Study of German Language and Culture
Ellen Crocker
Prepares students for working and living in German-speaking countries. Focus on current political, social, and...
Anthropology Art, Design & Architecture Humanities
intermediate
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French II
Laura Ceia-Minjares
21G.302/352 is the second part of an introductory course to the French language and culture with an emphasis on the...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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Portuguese I
Dr. Nilma Dominique
This course provides an introduction to the language and culture of the Portuguese-speaking world, with special...
Anthropology Humanities Language
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German Culture, Media, and Society
Dr. Kurt Fendt
The topic for Fall 2006 is short film and radio plays. This course investigates current trends and topics in German...
Anthropology Art, Design & Architecture Humanities
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Advanced German: Professional Communication
Peter Weise
This course exposes students to current issues and language use in German technology, business, and international...
Economics Humanities Language
intermediate
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North America through French Eyes
Prof. Bruno Perreau
The course offers an analysis of the keen interest shown by France and the French in North American cultures since...
Anthropology Humanities Language
intermediate
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Introduction to Phonology
Prof. Donca Steriade
This is an introduction to the scientific study of phonological grammars, the component of speakers’ knowledge...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
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Science Writing and New Media: Communicating Science to the Public
Jared David Berezin
This course provides an introduction to writing about science (including medicine, technology, and engineering) for...
History Humanities Literature
intermediate
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The Science Essay
Karen Boiko
The science essay uses science to think about the human condition; it uses humanistic thinking to reflect on the...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
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Oral Communication in Spanish
Douglas Morgenstern
A second-year intermediate course that includes vocabulary enhancement and limited review of selected points of...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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Linguistic Theory and the Japanese Language
Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa
This course is a detailed examination of the grammar of Japanese and its structure which is significantly different...
Humanities Language Linguistics
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Childhood and Youth in French and Francophone Cultures
Prof. Bruno Perreau
This course studies the transformation of childhood and youth since the 18th century in France and the development...
Anthropology Humanities Language
intermediate
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Japanese II
Dr. Takako Aikawa
This course covers Genki I Lessons 7 through 12 that will enhance the basic skills for conversation, reading, and...
Humanities Language
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Introduction to Spanish Culture
Prof. Margery Resnick
This course has several purposes. The major concern will be the examination of Spanish culture including Spain’s...
Anthropology Social Sciences Sociology
intermediate
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Bestsellers: The Memoir
Dr. Wyn Kelley
What is a “life” when it’s written down? How does memory inform the present? Why are memoirs so popular? This course...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
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Topics in Linguistics Theory
Prof. Kai von Fintel
I realize that “Modes of Assertion” is a rather cryptic title for the course. What we will explore are ways of...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Portuguese II
Dr. Nilma Dominique
This course is a continuation of 21G.801. It focuses on expanding communication skills and further development of...
Humanities Language
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Japanese V
Dr. Takako Aikawa
This is an experimental version of 21G.505, which offers a combination of in-person and synchronous remote...
Humanities Language
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Language Variation and Change
Prof. Edward Flemming
All languages vary across geographic space and between social groups, and languages are always changing. It makes...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Kanji Learning Any Time, Any Place for Japanese VI
Dr. Takako Aikawa
This resource aims to enhance students’ learning of kanji by providing a series of video lectures that cover the...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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Topics in Linguistic Theory: Propositional Attitudes
Dr. Tamina Stephenson
This course explores topics related to the representation and expression of propositional attitudes (e.g. belief,...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Transcribing Prosodic Structure of Spoken Utterances with ToBI
Dr. Nanette Veilleux
This course presents a tutorial on the ToBI (Tones and Break Indices) system, for labelling certain aspects of...
Cognitive Science Computer Science Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Kanji Learning Any Time, Any Place for Japanese V
Dr. Takako Aikawa
This resource aims to enhance students’ learning of kanji by providing a series of video lectures that cover the...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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Spanish I
Margarita Ribas Groeger
Spanish I is very different from other classes at MIT. The central component of the text and workbook is a series of...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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The Linguistic Study of Bilingualism
Prof. Suzanne Flynn
One mind, two languages. The basic focus of this class will be on the linguistic and psycholinguistic underpinnings...
Cognitive Science Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
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Language and Mind
Prof. Ted Gibson
This course will address some fundamental questions regarding human language: (1) how language is represented in our...
Biology Cognitive Science Engineering
intermediate
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Spanish II
Margarita Ribas Groeger
Spanish II continues to develop students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills using the second part of...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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Language and Its Structure I: Phonology
Prof. Michael Kenstowicz
24.901 is designed to give you a preliminary understanding of how the sound systems of different languages are...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
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Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin (汉语基础教材)
Julian K. Wheatley
This online textbook represents materials that were used in the first four semesters (two years) of the Mandarin...
Humanities Language
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Language and its Structure III: Semantics and Pragmatics
Prof. Kai von Fintel
This course gives an introduction to the science of linguistic meaning. There are two branches to this discipline:...
Humanities Linguistics Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Undergraduate Thesis for Course 2-A
David Custer
This course is taken by mechanical engineering majors during their senior year to prepare a detailed thesis proposal...
Engineering Humanities Literature
intermediate