<p>Chomsky doesn’t actually teach anymore, and try not to overstate it…the man basically invented the field but he is actually far from the best. From what I understand he is not very tolerant of people who disagree with his theories, which does not a good scientist make.</p>
<p>That said, I took the introductory linguistics course (24.900) and absolutely loved it. I didn’t follow it after that (was busy with other subjects instead) but from my first impression plus things that I’ve heard I’m confident it’s a great program. Your daughter should take the introductory course right away if she’s interested: I believe it’s a CI-H and a HASS-D, which is fancy MIT speak for saying it fills two requirements at once. If she likes the subject and the department she can continue in it and plan to make it her HASS concentration (also required). From there she can expand her plans to a minor or double major, depending on how other things work out.</p>