Community Language Program - Learn English at Columbia University

Welcome to the Community Language Program (CLP)

Learn English at Teachers College, Columbia University


IMPORTANT UPDATES

Registration for Spring 2025 (February 10 - April 26, 2025) opens October 16!

Please email clp@tc.columbia.edu for any questions.

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Office Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. 

TC Visitor Policy Update: As of May 28th, all visitors are allowed in TC's campus! Please make sure you bring your photo ID (passport, driver's license) to sign in. 

CLP Mission Statement

  1. Provide MA students in TESOL with the opportunity to practice teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) as part of their required MA TESOL curriculum.
  2. Offer English instruction to adult learners of diverse nationalities at Teachers College, Columbia University, and surrounding New York communities. 
  3. Serve as a linguistic research laboratory for AL/TESOL students and faculty. 
  4. Provide AL/TESOL students with opportunities to gain hands-on experience in other areas of language education, such as language program development and administration, curriculum design and review, assessment, and teacher supervision.

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English as a Second Language

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International Researchers Language Program

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