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Congratulations to Soo Hyoung Joo on defending her dissertation "Investigating Situated Specific Purpose Writing Ability in a Scenario-based Language Assessment of Science"! 🎉 Soo has served on the Editorial Board of SALT since 2020, and we are incredibly proud of her tremendous accomplishment! 🤩
LAST CALL! Express your interest in contributing to SALT's Special Issue on L2 Vocabulary (Spring 2027) by TOMORROW, April 15th. tinyurl.com/SALT-L2vocab
#L2vocabulary #specialissue #SALT #teacherscollege #columbia #appliedlinguistics #TESOL
SALT is excited to share that Dr. Shaohua Fang, who joined our editorial board as an external reviewer this past fall, has accepted a tenure-track position at Montclair State University – congrats, Shaohua! 🎉
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Tomorrow, April 10th, SALT will be conducting on interview with Professor @stevethorne.bsky.social at @teacherscollege.bsky.social. The interview will be published in the journal's Spring 2026 issue. Stay tuned!
#SLA #AppliedLinguistics #TESOL #SALT #TC #TeachersCollege #CU #Columbia
REMINDER: SALT invites members of the @columbiaaltesol.bsky.social community to contribute to our upcoming special issue on L2 Vocabulary (Spring 2027).
We welcome contributions from MA, EdM & EdD students, faculty members, & alumni.
Express your interest by Apr. 15, 2026: tinyurl.com/SALT-L2vocab
On Friday, April 3, Dr. Catherine Box, Lecturer at @upenn.edu
and @columbiaaltesol.bsky.social Alumna, gave an impactful talk on her work supporting the implementation of English Medium Instruction programs in universities across Chile and Brazil.
#EMI #SALT #TC #Columbia #TESOL #Chile #Brazil
📣 Calling all language educators and researchers in the NYC area!
SALT invites you to this FREE talk on English-Medium Instruction (EMI) in Latin America by Dr. Catherine Box!
April 3rd at @teacherscollege.bsky.social
Secure your spot: tinyurl.com/BrownBag-Box
#EMI #TESOL #EFL #LatinAmerica #TC
Call for External Editorial Board Members (Technology/AI Specialization)
SALT is accepting applications for external Editorial Board members with expertise in instructional technology and/or AI technology in education
To apply:
Please send a résumé/CV to tcsalt@tc.columbia.edu
#AppliedLinguistics
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Screenshot of some of the attendees
Shout-out to Mark Romig for facilitating a robust REAL Doc Data Session today! We'd also like to thank the attendees for their active participation.
Be sure to stay informed about upcoming events by signing up for the SALT listserv: forms.gle/cWxqqb8TRmKY...
#AppliedLinguistics #TESOL #Columbia
TODAY @ 12 PM ET! Register now for the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/REALdoc-Mark
#AppliedLinguistics #TESOL #vocabulary #TeachersCollege #Columbia #LanguageEducation #ConversationAnalysis #DiscourseAnalysis #EdD #DoctoralStudent #Research #linguistics #L2 #SLA #Assessment
Two days away! REAL Doc (Doctoral student Research in Education and Applied Linguistics) Data Session on Vocabulary Explanations in Pedagogical Interaction.
Register here: tinyurl.com/REALdoc-Mark
#AppliedLinguistics #Education #TESOL #DataSession #Online #Columbia #TeachersCollege #TC #CA
Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual AIRiAL Conference this September 24th to 26th! This year's theme is "Multimodal AI and Multimodel AI in Applied Linguistics." The Call for Proposals opens on March 10th. For more information, visit the conference website: sites.google.com/tc.columbia....
Flyer showing the REAL Doc Data session title, facilitator, abstract, date/time, and QR code for registration.
Have you registered yet?
On Feb. 25, Mark Romig, EdD Student in the Applied Linguistics & TESOL Program at Teachers College
(@columbiaaltesol.bsky.social) will facilitate an online data session focused on Vocabulary Explanations in Pedagogical Interaction.
Don't miss it! tinyurl.com/REALdoc-Mark
Join Dr. Catherine Box (@upenn.edu) for a talk on a contextually-attuned approach to EMI in Latin America.
Date: April 3
Time: 12–1 PM
Venue: Teachers College (@teacherscollege.bsky.social)
This FREE event is open to the public. Registration required:
tinyurl.com/BrownBag-Box
#EMI #TESOL #EFL #TC
Congrats to Applied Linguistics & TESOL program members presenting at AAAL 2026, including Dr. Erik Voss, Dr. Hansun Waring, and students, Ashley Beccia, Falianne Forges, Emily Kutz, Sue Min Park, Abby Massaro, Soo Hyoung Joo, and Dan Eskin! Click here for more info: www.aaal.org/aaal-2026-co...
In case you missed it: Check out the recording of Dr. Ana Emília Fajardo Turbin's virtual lecture on Assistive Technology for Students with Low Vision here: youtu.be/d8u1Q0i-5As
#AppliedLinguistics #TESOL #SALT #TeachersCollege #Columbia #ColumbiaUniversity #AssistiveTechnology #AI
📣 Attention all members of the @columbiaaltesol.bsky.social community, including MA, EdM, & EdD students, as well as faculty & alumni: if you are interested in contributing to SALT's special issue on L2 vocabulary, complete this form by April 15: tinyurl.com/SALT-L2vocab
#AppliedLinguistics #TESOL
Thank you to Dr. Ana Emília Fajardo Turbin for her insightful lecture on assistive technology for students with low vision. Her presentation demonstrated the enormous potential of AI–based digital tools within specialized educational settings.
#AI #assistivetechnology #education #Columbia #TC
TOMORROW, FEB. 6th @ 12:00 PM ET: Free Virtual Lecture by Dr. Ana Emília Fajardo Turbin, Visiting Research Scholar in the Department of Arts & Humanities, Teachers College, Columbia University (2024-25)
"ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS WITH LOW VISION: PREPARATION FOR THE JOB MARKET"
Don't miss the new publication by SALT editorial board members Dr. Erik Voss, Soo Joo & Dan Eskin:
Developing an Interpretation Argument for AI-Enhanced Scenario-Based Language Assessments Through a Learning-Oriented Language Assessment Framework
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#SALT #TC #AI
We are excited to share that the latest issue of Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL (SALT) has been featured on Columbia University Libraries' The Tinker Blog! Check it out here: blogs.library.columbia.edu/the-tinker/2...
#TESOL #AppliedLinguistics #Columbia #CU #TeachersCollege #Education
Join us on Feb. 25th for an online data session with Mark Romig, EdD Student at @columbiaaltesol.bsky.social. In this session, we will analyze videos and transcripts of vocabulary explanations from adult ESL classrooms.
The event is FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Register here: tinyurl.com/REALdoc-Mark
Learn more & register for the FREE virtual lecture here: forms.gle/E54sWjUgZcFw...
#AppliedLinguistics #EdTech #AssistiveTechnology #SpecialEducation #TESOL #TeachersCollege #Columbia #CU #SALT #Multilingual
In Case You Missed It: SALT Vol. 25, No. 2
Check out our recently published issue here: journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SA...
SALT [Vol. 25 No. 2] is Now Available!
Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL (SALT) at Teachers College, Columbia University has just made available our next issue! We invite you to see the Table of Contents below & visit our website to read the issue.
journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SA...
📅 Mark your calendars!
On February 6, 2026, SALT will host a virtual lecture with Dr. Ana Emília Fajardo Turbin, who will share insights from her Columbia University postdoctoral research on AI and inclusive education for low-vision learners.
🔗 Read the abstract & register: forms.gle/u1NhK52Zcr1o...
Thank you to Dr. Yuna Seong for sharing her brilliant work on assessing the cognitive dimensions of scenario-based language assessment at @teacherscollege.bsky.social on Friday! So many takeaways for us on the teaching and learning of academic speaking 🎉🍾🥰
#AppliedLinguistics #Assessment
❗TOMORROW AT @teacherscollege.bsky.social (NYC) - FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Register here: forms.gle/HnZRr87N4suW...
#AppliedLinguistics #Assessment #LanguageEducation #SecondLanguage #Multilingual #Bilingual #NYC #Columbia #TeachersCollege #TESOL
Check out the new publication by Alyson (Lal) Horan, SALT Book Review Editor. Congrats, Lal! doi.org/10.1080/1946...
#ASL #signlanguage #vocabulary #AppliedLinguistics #DiscourseAnalysis #SALT #TC #Columbia