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Come to @TeachersCollege and study conversation analysis with one of the field's leading experts — Program Director Professor Hansun Zhang Waring. #altesolfaculty #altesolalumni #WhyColumbiaALTESOL
May 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Tara Nair is a 2017 graduate of the M.A. in TESOL (General track) program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Learn more about our programs: https://buff.ly/4dO7nUe #altesolalumni
January 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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
August 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Congratulations to Professor Hansun Waring, Alumna Carol Lo, and doctoral student Jessica Coombs on tjeir fantastic panel, "Child Emotion Socialization Across Contexts and Time" yesterday at #AAAL2025! #altesolfaculty #altesolalumni #altesolstudents
March 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🌟 Alumni Spotlight: Yilin Zhang (MA, Applied Linguistics, 2025) now teaches English for Academic Purposes at Monash College, @MonashUni, and researches the use of AI and Extended Reality in language teaching and assessment. @TeachersCollege #ALTESOLAlumni
May 1, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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
June 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
We recently enjoyed a CIFLTE sponsored talk on shadowing as a strategy for
promoting speaking fluency, given by Professor Yuka Maraoka, a TESOL EdM alumna and a current visiting scholar at Teachers College. Thank you Professor Maraoka! We learned so much! 😊 #altesolalumni
December 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Cheers to our 2025 graduates! From Left to Right: Ruotong (Annie) Li (M.A. TESOL, 25); Yajing Yang (M.A. Applied Linguistics, 25) #altesolalumni @teacherscollege
July 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
What Doctoral Student Sue Min Park loves most about the Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program @TeachersCollege #altesolstudents #linguistics #TESOL #SLA #ColumbiaUniversity #altesolalumni
December 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Congratulations to Sophia Solari, MA TESOL 2025, on her amazing new book titled "Identity in Second Language Learning and Critical Language Awareness"! www.elivabooks.com/en/book/book... #altesolalumni
June 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🌟 Alumni Spotlight: Mini Hu (MA, TESOL, 2016) is now an English curriculum designer in Beijing, supporting more than 300 kindergartens across China. @TeachersCollege #ALTESOLAlumni
June 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Congratulations to #altesolalumni Dr. Catherine DiFelice-Box from University of Pennsylvania for a terrific #aaal2025 presentation titled "Letting go of preconceptions, listening to participants: Developing contextually-attuned research for English Medium Instruction"!
April 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Alumna Amanda Meier (2015) received the APPLE Award for Excellence for her MA Final Project entitled "L2 Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition Through Extensive Listening to Podcasts." #altesolalumni Learn more: https://buff.ly/400ozTf
January 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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
August 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
From TC classrooms to global campuses!
Prof. ZhaoHong Han is in Taipei for the TC NTNU EMI Symposium, reconnecting with TESOL alumni Dr. Cheng-Ling Cheng & Dr. Yeu-Ting Liu, both now university professors in Taiwan.
#TESOL #AppliedLinguistics #ALTESOLAlumni @TeachersCollege
October 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Today we tip our hats to Jarod Yong, a Fulbright scholar from Malaysia who graduated with an M.A. in TESOL in 2017! Feel free to learn more about our distinguished #altesolalumni: https://buff.ly/400ozTf
February 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🌟 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
June 15, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Most doctoral students in our program have completed an EdM degree along the way, such as Dr. Jorge Beltran who finished his doctorate last year! Get in touch if you want to know more about our EdM and degree pathways. #altesolalumni
June 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We love this photo of Professor Hansun Zhang Waring placing the doctoral hood on Kelly Frantz, Ed.D in our 2025 ceremony. Congrats on your new role as Director of Multilingual Writing at Bryn Mawr College, Dr. Frantz! #altesolalumni @teacherscollege @lansi @brynmawrcollege
September 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Cho-Hang (Jessica) Lei earned her Bachelor of Education at the University of Macau, majoring in English Education before coming to @TeachersCollege and completing her MA TESOL in 2018. Learn more about our alumni: https://buff.ly/400ozTf #altesolalumni
January 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ellin Kim (M.A. TESOL K–12 Initial Certification, 2007; EdM in Applied Linguistics, 2019): Ellin earned an MA in K-12 TESOL and NYS Teacher Certification @Teachers College, Columbia and founded THINK & WRITE, an education center in Jericho/Hicksville, NY, in 2009. #altesolalumni
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Onsutee W. Sudwan is an outstanding Thai graduate of the Ed.M. in Applied Linguistics at Teachers College, Columbia University. She holds a B.Ed. in Secondary Education (English) from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and M.A. in TESOL from Ohio State University. #altesolalumni
February 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Alumni spotlight: Charmy Park (M.A. Applied Linguistics, 2020) went from EdTech consulting in Seoul to doctoral studies in liquor industry management, now introducing traditional Korean liquor to international audiences. @TeachersCollege #altesolalumni www.tc.columbia.edu/media/media-...
September 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Alumni spotlight: Xiaofei Wang (M.A. Applied Linguistics, 2023) is now a Ph.D. student at Western University, researching idiom learning. Her first article was just accepted by the Modern Language Journal. More in our newsletter: www.tc.columbia.edu/media/media-... @TeachersCollege #altesolalumni
September 14, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Doctoral student @TeachersCollege Kedi Mo’s contribution to the forum in SALT Vol. 26, Issue 1 examines HSK 3.0 before full implementation, addressing what its revised linguistic framework and task structure may mean for score interpretation, use. tesolal.columbia.edu
#altesolstudents #altesolalumni
September 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM