ESP Biography



ANTONY NGUYEN, MIT undergrad who hates translating Latin texts.



Major: 24-2

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: Not available.

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Salvēte! (That means "Hello!" in Latin). I'm Antony Nguyen, but feel free to call me Anton (much cooler). I'm a rising sophomore in course 24-2 (Linguistics and Philosophy).

I was born in Boston and have lived maybe 15-ish minutes away from it my entire life. Unfortunately, I don't know Boston as well as I should (shame on me).

Besides getting my butt kicked by MIT's undergrad program, I usually find time to relax by hanging out with my friends, playing music on our laptops, playing the piano and alto saxophone, and dancing (well...sort of, I'm working on it). My other interests include drawing (anime/manga-style), programming random stuff, and ...hmm...what's missing? Lingua Latīna!



Past Classes

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H2205: Introduction to Linguistics in HSSP Spring 2009 (Mar. 14, 2009)
This class will cover the various aspects of human language, including syntax, phonology, and semantics. As the course progresses, students will be able to draw syntax trees, and transcribe English text and speech into IPA among other things. Disclaimer: There will be relatively short homework assignments that will allow students to practice and apply what they have learned in class.


H2071: Conversational Latin I in Spark! Spring 2009 (Mar. 07, 2009)
A minimal-grammar, no-translation introduction to the true spoken tongue of the Romans. By the end of this course, you’ll seem like an educated Roman elite with your vast knowledge of numbers, letters, and basic greetings, just in case you end up in ancient Rome.


L1626: Conversational Latin in Splash! 2008 (Nov. 22 - 23, 2008)
A minimal-grammar, no-translation introduction to the true spoken tongue of the Romans. By the end of this course, you'll seem like an educated Roman elite with your vast knowledge of numbers, letters, and basic greetings, just in case you end up in ancient Rome.


Old French I in HSSP (2010)
Learn the language of the northern French from the 9th century to the 14th century by reading "Le Fresne", a ...