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TESOL Topics: ETS Presentation

The TESOL and Applied Linguistics Programs would like to extend a warm thanks to Dr. Philip Everson and Emilie Pooler from Educational Testing Service (ETS) for their innovative presentation on computer-based testing at TC this past Thursday, April 11th. At the presentation, Dr. Everson and Ms. Pooler shared with TC students and faculty the groundbreaking …

Posted a month ago by Pressible

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Cheng-Ling Alice Chen, Recipient of the Dean’s Grant for Student Research ☆

Alice Chen, 2012 recipient of the Dean’s Grant for Student Research, knew from an early age that she wanted to be a teacher. After living in Texas for four years while her father earned his PhD, Chen went back to her home in Taipei, Taiwan with a proficiency in English that set her apart.

Posted 10 months ago by marieweller

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Graduate Spotlight: Daniel Mann, Applied Linguistics ☆

Daniel Mann graduated this May with his Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics. Looking back at his time at TC, one of the biggest take-aways for him is the ability to relate to a variety of people on different levels.

Posted 11 months ago by Liz Hoelzle

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Conversations from the Classroom: Revisiting Marisa Militello’s student teaching experience

In the fall, we looked at TESOL student Marisa Militello’s experience as a student teacher in an elementary ESL classroom. Now in her final semester at TC, Ms. Militello has been student teaching at the secondary level.

Posted 13 months ago by Liz Hoelzle

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Teacher-Student Talk ☆

Teachers in training are often told what they need to do to effectively deliver information to their students. But how does that actually look? How does it sound? The how is exactly what TESOL/Applied Linguistics doctoral student Sarah Creider is seeking to uncover through her research.

Posted 13 months ago by Liz Hoelzle

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New Faculty: Dr. Inez Heath ☆

We’d like to warmly welcome Dr. Inez A. Heath who is joining our TESOL/AL program as a lecturer.  Dr. Heath, who is originally from Gainesville, Florida earned her PhD in Multilingual, Multicultural Education from Florida State University, with a secondary concentration in International Development Education. Dr. Heath has a passion for indigenous cultures and South …

Posted 14 months ago by Lydia Kim

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New Faculty: Dr. Arieh Sherris

Returning from Saudi Arabia, Ghana, and Mt. Kilimanjaro this year, Dr. Ari Sherris is a welcome addition to the TESOL/AL program. With a Ph.D in Second Language Learning from George Mason University, Dr. Sherris has lived and worked in a variety of places and fields, most of which related to education and education reform. Most recently in Saudi Arabia, he co-founded …

Posted 14 months ago by Lydia Kim

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Exploring Discourse Analysis

Dr. Hansun Zhang Waring, Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Teachers College, is bringing a wealth of learning opportunities to the discourse analysis research community. As founder of the Language and Social Interaction Working Group (LANSI), Dr. Waring oversees a monthly meeting of professors, researchers, and students who come together to work on …

Posted 15 months ago by Liz Hoelzle

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Spotlight on TESOL/AL Student Yoonah Seong ☆

Yoonah is a third year TESOL/AL Ed.D student. She received her bachelor’s degree in Korea in English Literature and her Master’s in Applied Linguistics from the University of Hawaii. She is a testing coordinator at TC’s Community English Program and an English teacher at New York University.

Posted 16 months ago by Amy Wolf

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A Learning Lab for Language Teachers: A Look at the Community English Program at Teachers College ☆

Located in the basement of Horace Mann, the Community English Program (CEP) at TC is hard for anyone to find who’s not looking for it. But for the adults who come from the community to receive English language classes and work with the TESOL and Applied Linguistics majors who teach there, it’s a place they …

Posted 17 months ago by Liz Hoelzle

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Contrasting Similarities: A Profile of A&H’s Student Teachers ☆

The Arts & Humanities department currently has 190 student teachers in English, Art, Music, Social Studies and ESL classrooms throughout New York City. Their backgrounds, motivations, and post graduation plans are as diverse as the students they work with each day.

Posted 18 months ago by Liz Hoelzle

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Conversations from the Classroom: TESOL student teacher Marisa Militello shares her story ☆

Marisa Militello already knows she is a hardworking, passionate, and caring teacher. But she also knows there is much to gain from her student teaching experience this year. By working alongside her cooperating teacher in a first grade class this semester, she hopes to hone her skills, learning how to challenge and inspire her students, …

Posted 19 months ago by Liz Hoelzle

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Language Teachers Become Language Students: TESOL Students Take on Guatemala ☆

This summer, four fellow students from the TESOL K-12 program and I traveled to Guatemala for an intensive Spanish course and a bit of Central American exploration. While we all had varying levels and backgrounds in Spanish, we headed south with the same goal: to get better.

Posted 20 months ago by Liz Hoelzle

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Spotlight on Alumna Monika Ekiert: “A product of TC!” ☆

Dr. Monika Ekiert received her doctorate in Applied Linguistics (AL) from TC in May, 2010. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from TC.  She has collectively spent nine years at the college in a variety of capacities (including a revamp of the Community Language …

Posted 23 months ago by Amy Wolf

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Katie Bartels: Helping, Empowering, and Raising Awareness ☆

Katie Bartels is a 2009 Returning Peace Corps Fellow with a TESOL degree. She served in Mozambique for two years, was a Secondary School ESL teacher for the New York Department of Education at Kingsbridge International High School, and ran an international program for Save the Children. Katie currently serves as a Program Officer at …

Posted 23 months ago by Amy Wolf

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Fantastic Katie…

The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for ‘Superman’ and One Teacher’s Two Cents ☆

Last fall, Waiting For ‘Superman,’ a documentary about the charter school movement in the US, hit theaters nationwide. It brought with it a tidal wave of media attention, shining a spotlight on the charter vs. public school debate. As a public school teacher, the film of course grabbed my attention. Its main tenets are that …

Posted 23 months ago by Liz Hoelzle

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TESOL and Applied Linguistics Programs Host APPLE Events! ☆

On Friday, February 11th, the TESOL and Applied Linguistics programs were proud to host the annual Applied Linguistics & Language Education (APPLE) lecture events. Funded through a generous donation by Language Innovations, Inc., the APPLE lectures were created by Professor Emeritus Leslie Beebe, who wanted to give students in the Applied Linguistics and TESOL programs …

Posted 24 months ago by Carey Zamarriego

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Conference Happenings ☆

Arts & Humanities students and faculty are in heavy rotation this season, presenting at the world’s leading academic conferences. Stay tuned for a series of articles that will recap these presentations and investigate TC’s impact on academia today.

Posted 24 months ago by Amy Wolf

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Creativity Brown Bag

How does creativity factor into the teaching of TESOL and Applied Linguistics? What about Social Studies or Technology? Professor Lori Custodero sat down with faculty from all over the college for two brown bag lunch discussions, on March 3rd and March 31st, to talk about the role of creativity in education and research across multiple …

Posted 25 months ago by Kate

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Spotlight on Alumni: Rosie Frascella ☆

Rosie Frascella was a TC Peace Corps Teaching Fellow in 2001 and graduated with a TESOL degree in 2009. She teaches seniors at the International High School at Prospect Heights (in Brooklyn, NY). She teaches English and Literature, plus a History class. She's a member of NYCoRE, a collective of radical educators. She got involved …

Posted 25 months ago by Amy Wolf

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You are a great, teacher, role model and is great to know you amiga…

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