I initially wasn't very excited to take a language in college, but my experience with learning Spanish at Dartmouth has honestly been one of the highlights of my freshman year. Here's what I gained through these classes, and what you might gain too!
Hello! The Dartmouth experience is different for every student, but this is what my term has been like so far as someone taking a language course, a lab course, and a first year seminar!
You may or may not have heard that Dartmouth has a language requirement, and you may or may not (if you are like me) be slightly intimidated by that – but fear not! Languages at Dartmouth are actually fun! Here are my thoughts on Italian so far…
This week, the French and Italian departments hosted a visit to the Hood Museum at Dartmouth. There, we had the opportunity to discover and learn more about Francophone art.
Dartmouth students learn foreign languages through the Rassias Method, a technique that was coined by former Dartmouth professor John Rassias. Drills are designed to help students improve their pronunciation through repetition and exposure.