Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL at Teachers College, CU

12/04/2025

💻 The TCSOL/TESOL Dual Certificate Program Online — Now accepting applications for the Summer 2026 Cohort!

CIFLTE’s fully online summer program offers state-of-the-art training in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL) and/or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

Taught by world-renowned Columbia University faculty, the program embodies CIFLTE’s hallmark teaching-through-doing approach—experience cutting-edge methods while you learn them.

Program Options
• Single Track (TCSOL or TESOL): 60 instructional hours
• Dual Track (TCSOL and TESOL): 90 instructional hours

Track Highlights
• TESOL Track: Focuses on English-Medium Instruction (EMI), a new offering preparing educators to meet the global rise of EMI with principled, research-informed practice.
• TCSOL Track: Combines Foreign Language Pedagogy + Chinese Linguistics for a strong pedagogical and linguistic foundation.

Program Delivery
• Fully online via Zoom
• Tentative dates: May 25–June 12, 2026
• Earn a certificate issued by Teachers College, Columbia University

Want to learn more? Join our Virtual Info Session!
📅 Monday, Dec 1, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM ET
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/CIFLTE-Dec1

12/04/2025

Check out the new publication by Alyson (Lal) Horan, SALT Book Review Editor. Congrats, Lal! https://doi.org/10.1080/19463014.2025.2589083

12/02/2025

We're excited to host Dr. Yuna Seong, Alumna of Applied Linguistics & TESOL, Teachers College, Columbia University, for a talk on L2 academic speaking & scenario-based assessment!

📅 Fri, Dec 5 | ⏰ 1–2 PM
📍 Grace Dodge Hall 455, Teachers College, Columbia University
✅ Free & open to public

Read the Abstract & Register:

Join TC AL/TESOL alumna Dr. Yuna Seong for her talk titled: Assessing the Cognitive Dimension of L2 Academic Speaking: A Scenario-Based Language Assessment Approach Friday, December 5, 2025 1:00–2:00 PM Grace Dodge Hall 455 Teachers College, Columbia University Abstract: This talk presents a study...

11/24/2025

SALT's REAL Doc Data Session with Soo Hyoung Joo brought together established & emerging scholars with a range of specializations in applied linguistics & TESOL. We dug into transcripts of interactions between AI characters & adolescent learners during scenario-based assessment.

11/18/2025

Join us for a REAL Doc Data Session on AI in scenario-based language assessment with EdD candidate Soo Hyoung Joo!

📅 Nov 21 | ⏰ 12–1 PM | 📍 GDH 455, Teachers College, Columbia University

Analyze real research data alongside emerging & established scholars

11/15/2025

11/13/2025

🚨 LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!

🌍 Task-Based Language Teaching in Action: Global Perspectives & Practices starts TOMORROW – don't miss this online symposium uniting educators & researchers from 15+ countries.

🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/TBLTinAction-register

11/11/2025

🌏 Educators & researchers from 15+ countries are coming together for Task-Based Language Teaching in Action: Global Perspectives & Practices!

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💻 Online Symposium | 📅 Nov 14–15 | 🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/TBLTinAction-register

11/07/2025

Prof. ZhaoHong Han, founder of SALT, will be giving a keynote at the upcoming online symposium "Task-Based Language Teaching in Action: Global Perspectives & Practices" hosted by Ciflte-CU.
Don't miss it! Register now: https://sites.google.com/tc.columbia.edu/tblt-in-action/registration

How is Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) evolving in the age of A.I.?
Join Professor ZhaoHong Han (Teachers College, Columbia University) for her keynote at the TBLT in Action: Global Perspectives & Practices online symposium.
📅 Nov. 14–15, 2025
🔗 tinyurl.com/TBLTinAction-register

11/03/2025

📢 Join us for our 2nd REAL Doc Data Session of the year! 📊 Soo Hyoung Joo, EdD candidate in Applied Linguistics at TC, will facilitate a session on Nov. 21 in which attendees analyze select data from her dissertation study on scenario-based assessment. ✅ Free & open to the public.