The study of foreign languages and literature provides valuable
experience and a potential edge for future career development for our
students.
Scientists and engineers function in a global market: they
rely on primary sources published in other languages, attend
international consortia, and often find themselves interacting across
national, cultural, and linguistic borders. Government and industry
often give preference to job applicants who are proficient in a foreign
language. MIT students are encouraged to work and study abroad in
conjunction with university, private, and public organizations.
The faculty of the FL&L Section, the language coordinators, and
the Undergraduate Academic Administrator can provide assistance in
choosing an appropriate program and granting transfer credit from
overseas or domestic programs. MIT provides a unique perspective on
foreign languages because of the opportunities available to integrate
the study of natural languages with the latest technological
advances in multimedia and interactive learning. FL&L-affiliated
faculty are exploring and implementing methods in which multimedia
technology can be used to make learning a foreign language a more
authentic experience.
Although MIT is known throughout the world for its programs in
science and engineering, MIT is also an institution where the
humanities, arts, and social sciences play an integral role in the
educational mission. Together, they help to make MIT much more than
just an institute of technology.
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures links
Visit the MIT Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures home page at:
http://web.mit.edu/fll/www/
Review the MIT Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures curriculum at:
/OcwWeb/web/resources/curriculum/index.htm#21F