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2014 Teachers College Columbia University
Community Language Programs
525 West 120
th
Street (between Broadway & Amsterdam)
Room: Horace Mann 46E
New York, NY 10027
clp@tc.columbia.edu ! 212-678-3097
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/centers/communityenglish

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAP

CAMPUS MAP

THE COMMUNITY LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
Welcome to the Community Language Programs (CLP). The CLP,
which includes the Community English Program (CEP), is a unique
and integral part of the TESOL and Applied Linguistics Programs
at Teachers College, Columbia University. It provides quality and
low-cost English and foreign language instruction to adult learners
of diverse nationalities and backgrounds in the Columbia
University and surrounding New York communities.

In addition, the CLP serves as an on-site language education lab in
which TESOL and Applied Linguistics faculty and students
enrolled in the masters and doctoral programs teach the courses and
use the CLP as a setting for empirical inquiry. Here at Teachers
College, we believe that observation and classroom research are the
best ways to learn about how we teach and gain insights into how
teaching might take place. Thus, we encourage observation and
classroom research and want people to use it as a tool for learning.
Ongoing assessment and program evaluation allow us to make the
CLP a better program

Anyone is eligible for classes and the CLP does not require any
identification papers or visa documents.

Please note that we only issue letters of attendance and course
completion. Certificates or diplomas are not available.

Enrollment in the CLP cannot be used as a basis for obtaining
an F1 student visa, and since we are a non-degree program,
credits are not offered.

3- +/-
6-/-
SUMMER A & B 2014

In-person Placement Test for ESL, P&S and TOEFL only:
The placement test will be approximately 2 hours long.
Please contact us for tentative dates.

Please note that all placement tests are used for the sole purpose of
placing students in a class appropriate for his or her level.
CEP CLASSES

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) - 50HRS
ESL Classes are designed around general topics and themes and
focus on all four skills (i.e., listening, speaking, reading and
writing). We offer proficiency levels from Beginner through
Intermediate to Advanced.

SUMMER A
May 27 June 26, 2014
AM Classes: Mondays-Thursdays
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
PM Classes: Mondays-Thursdays
7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
SUMMER B
July 14 - August 14, 2014
AM: Mondays - Fridays
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
PM: Mondays - Thursdays
7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING (P&S) 20HRS
P&S provides additional conversation practice. It focuses on
discrimination and production of the sounds of North American
English, on accuracy and fluency in connected speech
pronunciation

SUMMER A
May 27 June 26, 2014
Date: Mondays & Wednesdays
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
SUMMER B

CLP FELLOW BIO

Farah Akbar
CLP Fellow
Akbar@ tc.columbia.edu
Farah Akbar has been a CLP Fellow since Fall 2011.
She has taught EFL in Pakistan for 4 years and ESL in
the U.S. for 5 years. In addition to teaching at the CLP,
she teaches Introduction to Second Language
Acquisition in the TESOL/AL Programs at Teachers
College and has served as a peer-coach at the TESOL
Summer Certificate Program. She has also taught at
the M.A. Program in the City University of New York
(CUNY). Her research interests include computer-
mediated communication (CMC) in second language
acquisition, especially error correction via CMC, and
technology-assisted language teaching and learning.
Farah is currently pursuing her doctorate in Applied
Linguistics at Teachers College.
Barbara Sin Morgan is the CLP Fellow. With
extensive teaching experience, she has worked as a
French teacher in Coventry (UK), and later as an
English lecturer in Italy at the University of
Modena and Reggio Emilia. She is also a certified
speaking examiner at all CEFR levels for
Cambridge ESOL and British Council IELTS.
Sins main research interests include second
language writing, discourse analysis, learner
corpora and performance assessment of writing and
speaking. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate
in Applied Linguistics at Teachers College.

Sin Barbara Morgan
CLP Fellow
bm2627@tc.columbia.edu

Nada Tadic
CLP Fellow
nt2315@ tc.columbia.edu

Nada Tadic is a CLP Fellow. She has taught English
in foreign and second language contexts for five years.
She has worked as an academic writing, advisor,
TOEFL prep instructor and English integrated skills
teacher. Her research interests lie in classroom
interaction, ways of encouraging student autonomy
and participation, and creating true dialogue in the
classroom. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate in
Applied Linguistics at Teachers College.

STAFF BIO

Christos Theodoropulos
Language Program Director
ct2298@tc.columbia.edu
Christos Theodoropulos is the Director of the
Community Language Programs. Before coming
to Teachers College, Chris oversaw language
programs at the University of Pennsylvania and
taught English in both ESL and EFL contexts.
Also, he has rated tests for ETS and ACTFL and
presented at conferences on language assessment
and curriculum evaluation. He is a doctoral
candidate in the Applied Linguistics Program.
Roy Mateus is the Program Manager of the CLP
and TESOL Certificate Program with 15 years of
experience. Roy worked for Columbia Business
School for 13 years as an officer in the Marketing
Division, as Coordinator in Human Resources, and
as assistant Coordinator for the Adjunct Faculty
Center. Later Roy transferred to Teachers College,
where he became the Program Assistant for
TESOL-LING. Roy speaks several languages and
is currently a part-time student pursuing his B.A.
in Italian.

Roy D Mateus
Program Manager
rdm31@tc.columbia.edu

Taymy Caso
Program Assistant
clp@tc.columbia.edu
Taymy Caso is the CLP Program Assistant. She
is a second-year student in the Masters Clinical
Psychology program at TC. Her graduate work
and research interests include (1) construction of
gender identity and sexual orientation among
gender nonconforming communities, and (2)
adverse psychosocial outcomes associated with
oppression/prejudice of gender variant persons,
including those identifying on the LGBTQQ-IA
spectrum. Prior to attending Teachers College,
Taymy earned her B.A. in Psychology and
Philosophy. In addition, she has worked in
Information Technology and in the Newspaper
Industry.
Julie Kozikova is the CLP Program Assistant. She
has taught in the CLP Language Program for two
years and has experience teaching all proficiency
levels. Her research interests include second
language acquisition, in particular linguistic
relativity, interlanguage development, and
sociocultural theory. She holds a Masters degree in
TESOL and currently pursuing an Ed.M. in second
language acquisition at Teachers College.

Julie Kozikova
Program Assistant
clp@tc.columbia.edu
TOEFL PREPARATION 20HRS
Focuses on strategies and skills needed for the TOEFL exam.

SUMMER A
May 27 June 26, 2014
Mondays & Wednesdays
1:00PM 3:00PM
SUMMER B
1:00PM 3:00PM

FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES
BEGINNER & HIGH-BEGINNER LEVEL 20HRS
These courses are for those students who consider themselves "true
beginners" or may have had limited language instruction in the past.

SUMMER A
May 27 June 26, 2014
1:00PM 3:00PM
Chinese Beginner
French Beginner
Japanese Beginner
SUMMER B
1:00PM 3:00PM
Chinese High-Beginner
French High-Beginner
Japanese High-Beginner

CLP OFFICE HOURS
SUMMER A
Mondays - Thursdays:
9:00 AM 9:30 PM
Fridays:
10:00 AM 3:00 PM
Weekends: Closed
SUMMER B
9:00 AM 9:30 PM
Fridays:
10:00 AM 3:00 PM
Weekends: Closed

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

CLP students must pay tuition either through our website or in
person. In-person payments must be made with cash or debit/credit
card. In order to be registered for classes you MUST HAVE paid
tuition. You will NOT be secured a place in our program unless you
have paid for tuition. Please note that a fee of $35will be charged
for all returned checks submitted via our online payment system.

TUITION RATES

English as a Second Language (ESL)
Summer A $ 350.00
Summer B $ 350.00
Summer A & B $ 600.00 (discounted price)

TOEFL, Pronunciation & Speaking, and Foreign Languages
$ 275.00

AGE REQUIREMENT

All students must be 18 years of age or older and present a valid
photo ID at registration.

ATTENDANCE & TRACKING STUDENTS

If a student misses 5 classes, he/she cannot pass the course. If a
student is late for 10 classes he/she cannot pass the course.

FIRST DAY OF CLASSES

Before classes begin, you will be emailed your class schedules
(detailing your level, class(es), class materials, classroom locations,
dates, times, and instructors), asked to purchase your textbooks, and
asked to go to your classrooms the first day of classes. If you
cannot find your classroom, please call or come to the CLP main
office.

TRANSFERS

All Student transfers to different levels and classes must be
approved by both teachers and CLP administrators.

Deadline for Transfers:

SUMMER A
ESL classes: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Special classes: Tuesday, June 3, 2014

SUMMER B
ESL classes: Friday, July 18, 2014
Special classes: Friday, July 18, 2014

NOTE: Class size is limited. Students are only accepted during the designated
registration periods. Students are tested during registration and placed in levels
before the first class.

REFUNDS

Students must come to the CLP office to get a refund. In order to
receive a refund, you must obtain a refund slip from the CLP staff
(46E Horace Mann), then proceed to Student Accounts (133
Thompson) during their regular hours of operation. Receipts must
be presented in order to receive a refund.

Deadline for Refunds:

SUMMER A

SUMMER B

ALL STUDENTS MUST SHOW proof of registration on the first day of class.
The CLP reserves the right to cancel any classes due to circumstances beyond its
control.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

CLP students must pay tuition either through our website or in
person. In-person payments must be made with cash or debit/credit
card. In order to be registered for classes you MUST HAVE paid
tuition. You will NOT be secured a place in our program unless you
have paid for tuition. Please note that a fee of $35will be charged
for all returned checks submitted via our online payment system.

TUITION RATES

English as a Second Language (ESL)
Summer A $ 350.00
Summer B $ 350.00
Summer A & B $ 600.00 (discounted price)

TOEFL, Pronunciation & Speaking, and Foreign Languages
$ 275.00

AGE REQUIREMENT

All students must be 18 years of age or older and present a valid
photo ID at registration.

ATTENDANCE & TRACKING STUDENTS

If a student misses 5 classes, he/she cannot pass the course. If a
student is late for 10 classes he/she cannot pass the course.

FIRST DAY OF CLASSES

Before classes begin, you will be emailed your class schedules
(detailing your level, class(es), class materials, classroom locations,
dates, times, and instructors), asked to purchase your textbooks, and
asked to go to your classrooms the first day of classes. If you
cannot find your classroom, please call or come to the CLP main
office.

TRANSFERS

All Student transfers to different levels and classes must be
approved by both teachers and CLP administrators.

Deadline for Transfers:

SUMMER A

SUMMER B

NOTE: Class size is limited. Students are only accepted during the designated
registration periods. Students are tested during registration and placed in levels
before the first class.

REFUNDS

Students must come to the CLP office to get a refund. In order to
receive a refund, you must obtain a refund slip from the CLP staff
(46E Horace Mann), then proceed to Student Accounts (133
Thompson) during their regular hours of operation. Receipts must
be presented in order to receive a refund.

Deadline for Refunds:

SUMMER A

SUMMER B

ALL STUDENTS MUST SHOW proof of registration on the first day of class.
The CLP reserves the right to cancel any classes due to circumstances beyond its
control.
STAFF BIO

Christos Theodoropulos
Language Program Director
ct2298@tc.columbia.edu
Christos Theodoropulos is the Director of the
Community Language Programs. Before coming
to Teachers College, Chris oversaw language
programs at the University of Pennsylvania and
taught English in both ESL and EFL contexts.
Also, he has rated tests for ETS and ACTFL and
presented at conferences on language assessment
and curriculum evaluation. He is a doctoral
candidate in the Applied Linguistics Program.
Roy Mateus is the Program Manager of the CLP
and TESOL Certificate Program with 15 years of
experience. Roy worked for Columbia Business
School for 13 years as an officer in the Marketing
Division, as Coordinator in Human Resources, and
as assistant Coordinator for the Adjunct Faculty
Center. Later Roy transferred to Teachers College,
where he became the Program Assistant for
TESOL-LING. Roy speaks several languages and
is currently a part-time student pursuing his B.A.
in Italian.

Roy D Mateus
Program Manager
rdm31@tc.columbia.edu

Taymy Caso
Program Assistant
clp@tc.columbia.edu
Taymy Caso is the CLP Program Assistant. She
is a second-year student in the Masters Clinical
Psychology program at TC. Her graduate work
and research interests include (1) construction of
gender identity and sexual orientation among
gender nonconforming communities, and (2)
adverse psychosocial outcomes associated with
oppression/prejudice of gender variant persons,
including those identifying on the LGBTQQ-IA
spectrum. Prior to attending Teachers College,
Taymy earned her B.A. in Psychology and
Philosophy. In addition, she has worked in
Information Technology and in the Newspaper
Industry.
Julie Kozikova is the CLP Program Assistant. She
has taught in the CLP Language Program for two
years and has experience teaching all proficiency
levels. Her research interests include second
language acquisition, in particular linguistic
relativity, interlanguage development, and
sociocultural theory. She holds a Masters degree in
TESOL and currently pursuing an Ed.M. in second
language acquisition at Teachers College.

Julie Kozikova
Program Assistant
clp@tc.columbia.edu
TOEFL PREPARATION 20HRS
Focuses on strategies and skills needed for the TOEFL exam.

SUMMER A
May 27 June 26, 2014
1:00PM 3:00PM
SUMMER B
1:00PM 3:00PM

FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES
BEGINNER & HIGH-BEGINNER LEVEL 20HRS
These courses are for those students who consider themselves "true
beginners" or may have had limited language instruction in the past.

SUMMER A
May 27 June 26, 2014
1:00PM 3:00PM
Chinese Beginner
French Beginner
Japanese Beginner
SUMMER B
1:00PM 3:00PM
Chinese High-Beginner
French High-Beginner
Japanese High-Beginner

CLP OFFICE HOURS
SUMMER A
9:00 AM 9:30 PM
Fridays:
10:00 AM 3:00 PM
Weekends: Closed
SUMMER B
9:00 AM 9:30 PM
Fridays:
10:00 AM 3:00 PM
Weekends: Closed

SUMMER A & B 2014

In-person Placement Test for ESL, P&S and TOEFL only:
The placement test will be approximately 2 hours long.
Please contact us for tentative dates.

Please note that all placement tests are used for the sole purpose of
placing students in a class appropriate for his or her level.
CEP CLASSES

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) - 50HRS
ESL Classes are designed around general topics and themes and
focus on all four skills (i.e., listening, speaking, reading and
writing). We offer proficiency levels from Beginner through
Intermediate to Advanced.

SUMMER A
May 27 June 26, 2014
AM Classes: Mondays-Thursdays
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
PM Classes: Mondays-Thursdays
7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
SUMMER B
AM: Mondays - Fridays
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
PM: Mondays - Thursdays
7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING (P&S) 20HRS
P&S provides additional conversation practice. It focuses on
discrimination and production of the sounds of North American
English, on accuracy and fluency in connected speech
pronunciation

SUMMER A
May 27 June 26, 2014
SUMMER B

CLP FELLOW BIO

Farah Akbar
CLP Fellow
Akbar@ tc.columbia.edu
Farah Akbar has been a CLP Fellow since Fall 2011.
She has taught EFL in Pakistan for 4 years and ESL in
the U.S. for 5 years. In addition to teaching at the CLP,
she teaches Introduction to Second Language
Acquisition in the TESOL/AL Programs at Teachers
College and has served as a peer-coach at the TESOL
Summer Certificate Program. She has also taught at
the M.A. Program in the City University of New York
(CUNY). Her research interests include computer-
mediated communication (CMC) in second language
acquisition, especially error correction via CMC, and
technology-assisted language teaching and learning.
Farah is currently pursuing her doctorate in Applied
Linguistics at Teachers College.
Barbara Sin Morgan is the CLP Fellow. With
extensive teaching experience, she has worked as a
French teacher in Coventry (UK), and later as an
English lecturer in Italy at the University of
Modena and Reggio Emilia. She is also a certified
speaking examiner at all CEFR levels for
Cambridge ESOL and British Council IELTS.
Sins main research interests include second
language writing, discourse analysis, learner
corpora and performance assessment of writing and
speaking. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate
in Applied Linguistics at Teachers College.

Sin Barbara Morgan
CLP Fellow
bm2627@tc.columbia.edu

Nada Tadic
CLP Fellow
nt2315@ tc.columbia.edu

Nada Tadic is a CLP Fellow. She has taught English
in foreign and second language contexts for five years.
She has worked as an academic writing, advisor,
TOEFL prep instructor and English integrated skills
teacher. Her research interests lie in classroom
interaction, ways of encouraging student autonomy
and participation, and creating true dialogue in the
classroom. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate in
Applied Linguistics at Teachers College.

CAMPUS MAP

THE COMMUNITY LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
Welcome to the Community Language Programs (CLP). The CLP,
which includes the Community English Program (CEP), is a unique
and integral part of the TESOL and Applied Linguistics Programs
at Teachers College, Columbia University. It provides quality and
low-cost English and foreign language instruction to adult learners
of diverse nationalities and backgrounds in the Columbia
University and surrounding New York communities.

In addition, the CLP serves as an on-site language education lab in
which TESOL and Applied Linguistics faculty and students
enrolled in the masters and doctoral programs teach the courses and
use the CLP as a setting for empirical inquiry. Here at Teachers
College, we believe that observation and classroom research are the
best ways to learn about how we teach and gain insights into how
teaching might take place. Thus, we encourage observation and
classroom research and want people to use it as a tool for learning.
Ongoing assessment and program evaluation allow us to make the
CLP a better program

Anyone is eligible for classes and the CLP does not require any
identification papers or visa documents.

Please note that we only issue letters of attendance and course
completion. Certificates or diplomas are not available.

Enrollment in the CLP cannot be used as a basis for obtaining
an F1 student visa, and since we are a non-degree program,
credits are not offered.

3- +/-
6-/-

2014 Teachers College Columbia University
Community Language Programs
525 West 120
th
Street (between Broadway & Amsterdam)
Room: Horace Mann 46E
New York, NY 10027
clp@tc.columbia.edu ! 212-678-3097
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/centers/communityenglish

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