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 Summer 2024 courses (June 24 - August 16) is open! Deadline to register is May 28!

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Summer 2024 Office Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm. Friday 9am-1pm. 

TC Visitor Policy Update: As of May 3rd, only students who are officially registered for a CLP course or taking the CLP placement exam are allowed to enter TC's campus. Please email us at clp@tc.columbia.edu or call us at 2126783097 (please leave a message) if you have any questions. 

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 and foreign language 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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Our Courses


English as a Second Language

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International Researchers Language Program

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