08/29/2025
Welcome Gifts for New Teachers College Students – Visit Grace Dodge Hall, Room 360, today before 5:00 PM to greet us and pick up your complimentary gift.
This page is about the One-on-One Foreign Language Learning Program (COF) offered at Teachers College, Columbia University.
The Chinese Tutoring Program is offered by the Center for International Foreign Language Teacher Education (CIFLTE) at Teachers College, Columbia University. The program provides one-on-one tutoring to help learners develop communicative skills in Mandarin Chinese. The instructors are outstanding graduates or student teachers from the Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL) Certifi
08/29/2025
Welcome Gifts for New Teachers College Students – Visit Grace Dodge Hall, Room 360, today before 5:00 PM to greet us and pick up your complimentary gift.
07/29/2025
Fall 2025 Enrollment Open: Second Language Classes at TC, Columbia University
Use this link to sign up: https://forms.gle/QtLvNAaP79waBWkR7
Got a question about the program/schedules? Reach us at [email protected]! We will respond within two business days!
07/23/2025
Our second language learning program is open to the public, although most of the students in our program are Columbia faculty/staff/students. The Fall 2025 schedule is from September 12 to December 17, with flexible scheduling. To sign up, please use this form.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSez3wTPkmt1-qXvyidATUfT5yWaHqKllSRux1I_3SVGCxR8yw/viewform
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
06/21/2025
CIFLTE Online Foreign Language Learning Program (COF)
https://www.tc.columbia.edu/arts-and-humanities/tcsol-certificate/prospective-students/ciflte-online-foreign-language-learning-program-cof/
06/07/2025
CIFLTE Online Foreign Language Learning (COF) offers state-of-the-art learning of foreign languages primarily online.
The main language offered is Chinese taught by Chinese instructors who are trained in cutting-edge, foreign language teaching methodology, at the Center for International Foreign Language Teacher Education (CIFLTE) at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Other languages offered include English, Italian, German, Japanese, French, and Spanish. If you wish to learn any other language(s) not listed here. Other languages offered in the past include Hebrew, Urdu, and Arabic.
More info on website: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/arts-and-humanities/tcsol-certificate/prospective-students/ciflte-online-foreign-language-learning-program-cof/
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01/06/2024
Online Chinese Learning Spring Enrollment Open at TC, Columbia University!
Our CIFLTE Online Foreign Language Learning Program provides online one-on-one or mini-group second language learning programs for Mandarin. All our teachers are trained in second language acquisition. Our enrollment is now open for the 2024 Spring Module. CIFLTE at TC can issue a Certificate of Completion upon request.
To sign up, please use this link or scan the QR code on the poster.
https://www.tc.columbia.edu/arts-and-humanities/tcsol-certificate/prospective-students/ciflte-online-foreign-language-learning-program-cof/program-schedule/
Have a question about the program/schedules? Reply to this email or reach us at [email protected]!
12/04/2023
CIFLTE at TC, Columbia University is hosting a public talk by Dr. Brian MacWhinney from Carnegie Mellon University on Emergency of Language Structure.
The session will be on Zoom, and will be held Wednesday, Dec. 13 from 5:00-7:00 PM ET.
Not to be missed! Use the following link to register NOW to reserve your spot. https://www.tc.columbia.edu/events/info/ciflte-public-talk-dr-brian-macwhinney-on-emergence-of-language-structure-on-dec-13-2023-11396292/
06/01/2023
We are pleased to share the latest issue of our Center's newsletter with everyone. Happy reading!
https://tinyurl.com/newsletter-0523
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Center for International Foreign Language Teacher Education (CIFLTE)
[email protected]
www.tc.columbia.edu/tcsol
05/15/2023
Congratulations to the graduates of the AY 2022-23 TCSOL Certificate Program! You have completed a rigorous one-year program, and we are so proud of all that you have accomplished. All our very best wishes to you all as you begin a new chapter in life!
https://youtu.be/M31P66b48gY
05/01/2023
We are pleased to share the latest issue of our Center's newsletter, Issue 04-2023:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/9bc8f2617a.html
Center for International Foreign Language Teachers Education
Teachers College, Columbia University
[email protected]
tc.edu/tcsol
04/17/2023
Good news! Our 2023-24 TCSOL Certificate Program is still accepting applications, with in-person and online options for participation available! Register for an info session and find out everything about this exciting opportunity:
tinyurl.com/info-428
tinyurl.com/info-526