Congratulations to all of our students, faculty, and alumni who presented at #AAAL2026 in Chicago! #altesolstudents #altesolalumni #altesolfaculty @teacherscollege @aaalgrads6d

Brown Bag Lecture by AL&TESOL Alumna Catherine Box, Ed.D. April 3 | 12:00 PM | Grace Dodge 455 forms.gle/x7DB6G5Hdv5P... @TeachersCollege #altesolalumni

Brown Bag Lecture by #altesolalumni Catherine Box, Ed.D. April 3 | 12:00 PM | GD 455, Letting go of Preconceptions and Listening to Participants: A Contextually-Attuned Approach to English-Medium Instruction (EMI) in Latin America forms.gle/x7DB6G5Hdv5P... @TeachersCollege

Yuka Muraoka (Ed.M. Applied Ling. ’01) is now a professor and department chair at Seigakuin University in Saitama, Japan. Yuka co-authored book Evolutionary Shadowing for Speaking and credits TC with shaping the foundation of her career. #altesolalumni @TeachersCollege

Our @TeachersCollege alumni continue to make an impact! 🎓✨ Dr. Drew Fagan co-edited a new special issue of Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, showcasing the global role of Language Teacher Associations in educator development. www.tandfonline.com/toc/rill20/2... #altesolalumni

From grad school to the classroom ✨
MA TESOL alum Sofia Solari shares how our program here @TeachersCollege helped her land her teaching job.
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@TeachersCollege alum Dr. Drew Fagan received the AAAL 2026 Distinguished Public Service Award for work bridging applied linguistics, research, and public service. We’re proud to see our alumni leading the field! Webinar: www.aaal.org/webinar-reco... #altesolalumni #aaal

Don't miss this article in TESOL Quarterly from alum Ayano Kawasaki: GELT vs. ELT: Competing Paradigms in L1-Flavored-English Translanguaging in an ESL Classroom onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #altesolalumni @TeachersCollege

What Doctoral Student Sue Min Park loves most about the Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program @TeachersCollege #altesolstudents #linguistics #TESOL #SLA #ColumbiaUniversity #altesolalumni

Why choose the MA in Applied Linguistics & TESOL here @TeachersCollege Columbia University? Click the link to hear what recent graduate Yilin Zhang has to say! youtu.be/z_JS2lSG3rE #gradschool #TESOL #appliedlinguistics #altesolalumni

#altesolalumni Hailey Chen (MA TESOL ’25) teaches English and Mandarin, focusing on adult learners with energetic, meaningful activities. More at www.tc.columbia.edu/arts-and-hum... @TeachersCollege

Since earning his M.A. in Applied Linguistics @TeachersCollege in 2019, Yuanheng (Arthur) Wang completed a Ph.D. and is now Asst. Prof. of English @uncwilmington. He studies AI, genre analysis & second language writing—when not grading or chasing his cat. #altesolalumni #TESOL

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

How Ron Ramirez-Rivera, MA Applied Linguistics, was inspired during his time in the Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program here @TeachersCollege, Columbia University! #altesolalumni #TESOL #TESL #education #linguistics www.linkedin.com/in/ronald-ra... www.tc.columbia.edu/arts-and-hum...

Where are they now? Our graduates are shaping the future of language education. To learn more about our program and community of scholars, visit www.tc.columbia.edu/arts-and-hum.... #appliedlinguistics #tesol #highered @TeachersCollege #altesolalumni

We’re proud of our @TeachersCollege #altesolalumni! 🌟 The 2025 Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, edited by alum Andrea Révéz & featuring Prof. Han + alum Evelina Galarci, is free until Nov 3. 🔗 www-cambridge-org.ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu/core/journal... #appliedlinguistics

Eunice Chung (M.A. TESOL ’11) found her passion for teaching Korean @TeachersCollege and turned it into a fulfilling career. After teaching at BU and UPenn, she’s spent the last 10 years as a lecturer in Korean at Columbia University. #altesolalumni

Since graduating from the Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program @TeachersCollege, Eun Sung Park (Ed.D. Applied Linguistics ’07) has built a dynamic career in language education and research, currently serving as Chair of the English Division at Sogang University in Seoul. #altesolalumni

What do our alumni do after @TeachersCollege? Dr. Amanda Moody Maestranzi (M.A. TESOL, Class of 2010, Peace Corps Fellow) is a Doctoral Lecturer for the TESOL P.12 and Bilingual Extension 5-12 programs at Lehman College. #altesolalumni #highered #linguistics #TESOL #TESL #ColumbiaUniversity

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

Our Program Associate Cicely Rude (EdM 2024) is looking forward to welcoming our new students to the Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program! As you might guess from the T-shirt, Cicely's favorite phoneme is the schwa because it's not stressed. What's yours? #altesolalumni #altesolstudents

Congratulations to our 2025 graduates! We can't wait to see what you do next! Dr. Howard Williams with Weiting Yuan (M.A.TESOL, 25) #altesolalumni @teacherscollege

Cheers to our 2025 graduates! From Left to Right: Lei Zhuo (M.A. TESOL, 25); Yue Zhu (M.A. TESOL, 25); Yifan (April) Zhang (M.A. Applied Linguistics, 25); Xiaoyue Liu (M.A. Applied Linguistics, 25); Xinyang Yuan (M.A. TESOL, 25) #altesolalumni @teacherscollege

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

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

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

Congratulations to Anthony Guzman (MA TESOL-INIT 2025): Innovative Approaches to Supporting SLIFE: Generative AI for Language Acquisition and Motivation @penntesoleast! We are thrilled that Anthony will continue his research here at TC as an EdM student in the Fall! 😀 #altesolstudents #altesolalumni

Rev. Gibrilla Kargbo Is a Fulbright Student from Sierra Leone who graduated from the Teachers College, Columbia University MA TESOL program in 2012! #altesolalumni

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"!

Don't miss this webinar by #altesolalumni Dr. Junko Takahashi! @teacherscollege #education