Applied Linguistics & TESOL Program
@columbiaaltesol
The Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Earn your MA, EdM, or doctorate and turn your passion for language and education into a rewarding career!
Apply to @TeachersCollege and gain a strong theoretical foundation in a world-class intellectual environment! Our courses are taught by leading experts in language education! #WhyColumbiaALTESOL #TESOL #highered #MATESOL #linguistics #ColumbiaUniversity www.tc.columbia.edu/arts-and-hum...
Proud moment for #altesolalumni: John Dundon (M.A. '19) defended his dissertation at Georgetown University on Supreme Court oral argument discourse with fellow TC alums Marta Baffy (M.A. '08) on his committee and Nadja Tadic (Ed.D. '20) there in support. Congratulations, John! @TeachersCollege
Betul Demirezen, M.A. Applied Linguistics 2026 from the Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program, presented her work at @teacherscollege Provost Grant Awardee Research Expo! We're so proud. Could you be next? #altesolalumni #altesolstudents
Somewhere right now: a dissertation taking shape at a kitchen table, a faculty member drafting a syllabus by an open window, a cohort of classmates catching up across time zones. August in our community looks quiet from the outside, but the ideas never stop. 🌍 @TeachersCollege Photo @rovinglinguist
Our program launches research careers! Zeyu Feng (M.A. Applied Linguistics, 2020) built her foundation in experimental phonetics at TC, going on to research SLA and speech perception at Purdue. @TeachersCollege #altesolalumni More our newsletter! www.tc.columbia.edu/media/media-...
What does it mean to be "involved" in a conversation? New in SALT Vol. 26.1, Cicely Anne Rude's lit review surveys how speakers across cultures & languages show involvement. Open access: www.researchgate.net/publication/... @TeachersCollege #AppliedLinguistics #ConversationAnalysis #altesolstudents
Apply to @TeachersCollege and study with professors who literally wrote the book! #WhyColumbiaALTESOL #altesolfaculty #highered #TESOL #TESL #linguistics #ColumbiaUniversity Apply: www.tc.columbia.edu/arts-and-hum...
Two #altesolalumni, MA grad Alex Wang & EdD grad Tony Liu (劉宇挺), now faculty at NTNU, reunited on Alex's podcast to talk bilingual education & language acquisition, both shaped by Professor Han and their @TeachersCollege days. shorturl.at/WQhpZ
Now available in SALT Vol. 26.1: "Socializing Language, Behavior, and Emotion in Parent-Child Interaction: A Review of Literature" by Jessica Coombs Brantigan, EdD candidate @TeachersCollege. Read: tesolal.columbia.edu #AppliedLinguistics #ChildLanguage #altesolstudents
Are you ready to elevate your impact in language education? Take a quick look at what the Applied Linguistics & TESOL Program @TeachersCollege has to offer! The next application cycle opens this September! #WhyColumbiaALTESOL #highered #TESOL #appliedlinguistics
📢 Early registration is OPEN for the 14th Annual LANSI Meeting! Join us Oct 9–10 at @TeachersCollege, Columbia University, NYC. Keynotes by Cynthia Gordon (Georgetown) & Kevin Whitehead (UCSB). 👉 Register: www.tc.columbia.edu/lansi/confer... 👉 Program: www.tc.columbia.edu/lansi/confer...
Somewhere right now: a student presenting at a conference abroad, a professor mid-flight to a research site, an alum reviewing student work between summer travels. Work looks different in summer, but we never stop learning! @TeachersCollege Photo @rovinglinguist
Congrats to doctoral candidate Mark Romig & Prof. Hansun Waring on their new chapter, "Language in Classroom Communication," in the Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics! 📖 shop.elsevier.com/books/intern... @TeachersCollege #altesolstudents
Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Frantz (AL&TESOL alum, Bryn Mawr University) and Professor Hansun Waring (AL&TESOL Program Director) on their forthcoming chapter in The International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics! 📖 shop.elsevier.com/books/intern...
Thank you to everyone who made this year's Celebration of Teaching a success! 🎉 An annual spring conference for language teaching professionals at the Applied Linguistics & TESOL Program @teacherscollege. Hope to see you next year! #altesolstudents #altesolfaculty
Apply to the Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program @TeachersCollege and prepare to work as a language educator in an increasingly multilingual world. 🌐 tc.columbia.edu/altesol #WhyColumbiaALTESOL
📣 New issue alert! Vol. 26, No. 1 of Studies in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (SALT) is out now and open access. Check it out here: journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SA... #TESOL #OpenAccess #TeachersCollege #altesolstudents
Interested in humor in the classroom? Join LANSI-T, our language and social interaction research group at @teacherscollege! Our students presented their work on classroom discourse at #ILA2026. @aaalgrads #LANSI #altesolstudents #ClassroomDiscourse
Apply to the Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program @TeachersCollege and design your own future! Whether that means teaching, research, or continued doctoral study. ✏️ tc.columbia.edu/altesol #WhyColumbiaALTESOL
🌟 Alumni Spotlight: Mini Hu (MA, TESOL, 2016) is now an English curriculum designer in Beijing, supporting more than 300 kindergartens across China. @TeachersCollege #ALTESOLAlumni
🎉 Congratulations to all of our newly admitted MA, EdM, and EdD students for Fall 2026! We are so excited to welcome you to the program and can't wait to see what you will accomplish. Welcome to the family! 🎓 @TeachersCollege @highered
📚 TESOL Workshop @ Teachers College! "Project-Based Learning & Communicative Language Teaching in the Grammar Classroom" 📅 July 25 | 10am–3pm | Earn 0.4 CEUs Free for TC TESOL students. Scan the QR code to register!
🌍 CIFLTE at @TeachersCollege announces two Summer 2026 PD programs for language educators: Foreign Language Pedagogy (July 20–24, online or Osaka) & a Gen AI in Language Teaching Institute (July 27–29, Osaka). Details: tc.columbia.edu/ciflte
🤖 Calling language teachers! CIFLTE at @TeachersCollege is hosting a Summer Institute on Generative AI in Foreign Language Instruction, July 27–29 in Osaka. Cutting-edge PD you won't want to miss. Learn more: tc.columbia.edu/ciflte
🎉 Congratulations to @TeachersCollege's own Professor Hansun Waring on her new publication! "Conversation Analysis for Artificial Intelligence" is out now in Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #altesolfaculty #appliedlinguistics
🌟 Alumni Spotlight: Amanda Meier (MA, TESOL, 2015) is currently Adjunct Faculty in the Writing Program at the University of Denver and an Adjunct Instructor in English Composition at the Community College of Denver. @TeachersCollege #ALTESOLAlumni
📚 Language educators: @TeachersCollege CIFLTE is offering a Foreign Language Pedagogy workshop July 20–24, 2026! In-person in Osaka OR online (async)! Research-informed PD for teachers worldwide. Learn more: tc.columbia.edu/ciflte
Last chance to submit your #lansi2026 🥳🍜☎️ proposals! You don't want to miss this boutique conference for everyone interested in language and social interaction @TeachersCollege!
Congrats to Joel Tillman, Ed.M. Applied Linguistics 2026 from @TeachersCollege! Next, Joel will bring his expertise to LaGuardia Community College as an Adjunct Instructor! We can't wait to see the impact you make, Joel! So proud of you! @jtillman.bsky.social #altesolalumni
Congratulations to doctoral student and SALT journal editor Ashley Beccia on receiving the NFMLTA Dissertation Writing Grant! 🎉 Ashley's research explores task-based learning among young English language learners. We are so proud! #altesolstudents @TeachersCollege