Splash Biography



SOPHIE XU, ESP Teacher




Major: Undecided

College/Employer: Yale

Year of Graduation: 2020

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Past Classes

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H2380: Fantastic Words and Why You Won't Find Them in English in Splash Fall 16 (Nov. 05, 2016)
Schadenfreude, Laojia, Saudade. Many words which exist in other languages cannot be translated into an English equivalent. In this course, we will explore many examples of such words and the cultural significance behind them. At the end, we will also try to create our own English words to convey these foreign and unique concepts.