📅 Mark your calendars! On February 6, 2026, SALT will host a virtual lecture with Dr. Ana Emília Fajardo Turbin, who will share insights from her Columbia University postdoctoral research on AI and inclusive education for low-vision learners. 🔗 Read the abstract & register: forms.gle/u1NhK52Zcr1o...

Thank you to Dr. Yuna Seong for sharing her brilliant work on assessing the cognitive dimensions of scenario-based language assessment at @teacherscollege.bsky.social on Friday! So many takeaways for us on the teaching and learning of academic speaking 🎉🍾🥰 #AppliedLinguistics #Assessment

❗TOMORROW AT @teacherscollege.bsky.social (NYC) - FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Register here: forms.gle/HnZRr87N4suW... #AppliedLinguistics #Assessment #LanguageEducation #SecondLanguage #Multilingual #Bilingual #NYC #Columbia #TeachersCollege #TESOL

Check out the new publication by Alyson (Lal) Horan, SALT Book Review Editor. Congrats, Lal! doi.org/10.1080/1946... #ASL #signlanguage #vocabulary #AppliedLinguistics #DiscourseAnalysis #SALT #TC #Columbia

We're excited to host Dr. Yuna Seong, @columbiaaltesol.bsky.social Alumna, for a talk on L2 academic speaking & scenario-based assessment! 📅 Fri, Dec 5 | ⏰ 1–2 PM 📍 Grace Dodge Hall 455 @teacherscollege.bsky.social ✅ Free & open to public Read the Abstract & Register: forms.gle/zeVQBc9Cx2cr...

📣 Now Accepting Applications! Train with Columbia University faculty in our Summer 2026 TCSOL/TESOL Dual Certificate Programs, offered online and in Osaka, Japan. 🔗 Learn more & apply: tc.columbia.edu/ciflte/prosp... #TESOL #TCSOL #Columbia #CU #Osaka #Japan #ProfessionalDevelopment #Summer2026

SALT is thrilled to host Dr. Yuna Seong at our upcoming Brown Bag Lecture on December 5 at @teacherscollege.bsky.social, where she will discuss this work in greater depth. 📅 1–2 PM | 📍 GDH 455 | ✅ Free & open to public 🔗 Read the abstract & register here: forms.gle/eAMyjvNm17zF...

SALT's REAL Doc Data Session with Soo Hyoung Joo brought together established & emerging scholars with a range of specializations in applied linguistics & TESOL. We dug into transcripts of interactions between AI characters & adolescent learners during scenario-based assessment. #TC #AI #Columbia

we had such a good REAL Doc Data Session with Soo and learned so much about the behavior of #AI character in scenario-based assessment 🥳 @columbiaaltesol.bsky.social

Join us for a REAL Doc Data Session on AI in scenario-based language assessment with EdD candidate Soo Hyoung Joo! 📅 Nov 21 | ⏰ 12–1 PM | 📍 GDH 455 @teacherscollege.bsky.social Analyze real research data alongside emerging & established scholars #AppliedLinguistics #NYC #AI #TC #Columbia #CU

One session to go in TBLT in Action—Session 4 will feature two presentations followed by a keynote by Prof. ZhaoHong Han (@teacherscollege.bsky.social) on TBLT in the Age of A.I. Revolution. Happening tonight @ 6:30 PM (ET). Stay tuned! #AI #LanguageTeaching #TBLT #Columbia #TC #AppliedLinguistics

Three sessions in and the ideas keep flowing! At TBLT in Action: Global Perspectives & Practices, researchers and educators from 15+ countries are advancing the conversation on Task-Based Language Teaching. #TBLT #taskbasedlearning #languageteaching #GlobalCommunity #CuttingEdge #columbia #CIFLTE

Check out the most recent volume of the Annual Review of Applied Linguistics on AI in Applied Linguistics, co-edited by program alum, Dr. Andrea Révész (EdD '07), and with articles co-authored by Dr. ZhaoHong Han and program alum, Dr. Evelina Galaczi (EdD '03). www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Best of luck to AL/TESOL Alum, Yicun (Peter) Deng (EdM in Applied Linguistics, Language & Technology Specialization, '24) in his new endeavor as founder of the EdTech company, "Guangzhou Gizzai Technology Limited Company" or Gizzai Tech Ltd for short. Find Peter on Linkedin for further information.

🚨 LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! 🌍 Task-Based Language Teaching in Action: Global Perspectives & Practices starts TOMORROW – don't miss this online symposium uniting educators & researchers from 15+ countries. 🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/TBLTinAction... #tc #columbia #taskbased #languageteaching

Thinking about a career in language education? Join us this Wednesday for our Virtual Open House! Register here: apply.tc.edu/register/ALT... Learn about our on-campus MA & Doctoral programs in #TESOL and Applied Linguistics @TeachersCollege #GradSchool

🌏 Educators & researchers from 15+ countries are coming together for Task-Based Language Teaching in Action: Global Perspectives & Practices! 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇨🇦🇯🇵🇨🇴🇹🇳🇸🇬🇻🇳🇹🇼🇹🇷🇮🇪🇧🇷🇪🇸🇦🇷🇦🇪 & beyond 💻 Online Symposium | 📅 Nov 14–15 | 🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/TBLTinAction-register #TBLT #TC #CU

Join @columbiaaltesol.bsky.social alumna Dr. Yuna Seong for her talk: “Assessing the Cognitive Dimension of L2 Academic Speaking: A Scenario-Based Language Assessment Approach.” 🗓 Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 | 🕐 1:00–2:00 PM 📍 Grace Dodge 455, Teachers College 👉 Register now: tinyurl.com/BrownBagYuna...

Don't miss the next installation of the AAAL GSC Webinar Series this evening (6-7 pm ET) on AI and Second Language Teaching and Learning! Enjoy talks by experts including our program's very own Dr. Erik Voss! To register, scan the QR code in the flyer or click this link: psu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Doctoral student Miriah Ralson @anolieabroad shares a day in her life here @Teachers College! #TESOL #gradstudentlife #gradschool #appliedlinguistics Want to know more? Register for our Nov. 12 Virtual Open House info session: apply.tc.edu/register/ALT...

Don't miss this upcoming Q&A session on AI and the future by Dr. Erik Voss, one of SALT's faculty sponsors! #AI #AppliedLinguistics #TeachersCollege #Columbia #SALT

🌍 Join us for Task-Based Language Teaching in Action: Global Perspectives & Practices—an online symposium by @CIFLTE, Teachers College, Columbia University! 📅 Nov 14–15, 2025 Explore how TBLT transforms language classrooms worldwide. 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/TBLTinAction-register #LanguageTeaching

📢 Join us for our 2nd REAL Doc Data Session of the year! 📊 Soo Hyoung Joo, EdD candidate in Applied Linguistics at TC, will facilitate a session on Nov. 21 in which attendees analyze select data from her dissertation study on scenario-based assessment. ✅ Free & open to the public. #TC #Columbia

Check out the Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast hosted by AL/TESOL alum, Anna Ciriani-Dean (MA Applied Linguistics, '17), and colleague, Shélynn Riel, as they explore a range of pertinent topics in English language teaching! For further information, visit their website at teacherthinkaloud.com.

A big shout-out to Sue Park for facilitating an insightful & engaging REAL Doc Data Session this afternoon! 🎉 Attendees worked in small groups to examine questionnaire data from Sue's dissertation study on digital game-based incidental vocabulary acquisition. What stimulating & supportive community!

very pleased to share this episode featuring #lansibunch Allie King on Etymology of CARE integrativerelationalhealth.com/podcast-blog/t… @iscaupdates.bsky.social @ica-lsi.bsky.socia#altesolalumum

⏰ Still time to register! ⭐ REAL Doc Data Session with Sue Park on Friday, Oct. 31 @ 12-1 PM. 📊 Gain hands-on experience with multiple types of data collected from adult language learners. 💻 Join the online event from anywhere in the world. ‼️ Register now: tinyurl.com/RealDoc-SueP...

❓Did you know? REAL Doc Data Sessions are forums sponsored by SALT that are dedicated to 𝐃𝐎𝐂toral student 𝐑esearch in 𝐄ducation and 𝐀pplied 𝐋inguistics. Join us on Oct. 31 for our first REAL Doc of the semester! Register here: tinyurl.com/RealDoc-SueP...

Join us for our second Real Doc Data Session for the fall semester. Dig into data that SooHyoung Joo, Ed.D. Candidate, collected for her dissertation study on scenario-based assessment. Light refreshments provided! #SALT #TeachersCollege #Columbia #Language #Assessment #Data #DoctoralStudents

Did you miss the 2025 Language and Social Interaction (LANSI) Conference @teacherscollege, @columbiauniversity last week? Don't worry! Join MA TESOL student Virginia Langhammer for a video tour! youtube.com/shorts/YThNk...

We are excited to introduce the newest addition to the SALT Editorial Board, Dr. Shaohua Fang. Dr. Fang is currently a Ross-Lynn Postdoc Fellow in the Dept of English at @purdueuniversity.bsky.social. He earned his Ph.D. in Linguistics from @pittprovost.bsky.social. Welcome to the board, Dr. Fang! 👏

🌏 Don't miss CIFLTE's online symposium on Task-Based Language Teaching in November! ⭐ Featuring a keynote by Professor ZhaoHong Han -- founder of SALT -- on TBLT in the digital age. 👉 Register now! sites.google.com/tc.../tblt-i... #TBLT #Columbia #LanguageTeaching #AppliedLinguistics #Pedagogy

The Language & Social Working Group (LANSI) is hosting its 13th meeting at Teachers College next weekend, Oct 10–12. The conference is co-chaired by SALT Faulty Sponsor Prof. Hansun Zhang Waring, prior SALT Editor Kelly Frantz, and EB members Mark Romig & Lal Horan! Still time to register!!

You're invited! ✉️ Join us for our first Real Doc Data Session of the year. 📊 On October 31, triangulate data from Sue Park's dissertation on digital game-based incidental vocabulary acquisition. 👉 Register here for the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/RealDoc-SueP... #Columbia #ALTESOL #Data

📢 Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL (SALT) is seeking external editorial board members with expertise in instructional technology or AI in education. ✔️ Qualified candidates should email their résumés to the SALT Editor at: [email protected] #AppliedLinguistics #TESOL #AI #Technology #CU

✨ Stay in the loop with Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL (SALT)! Subscribe to our listserv for journal updates, calls for papers, and more: forms.gle/ZVjw5fivufcM...

There's a lot happening in the Teachers College AL/TESOL community this fall! 🍂 SALT will be announcing some exciting events shortly… stay tuned! 👀

Dr. Nadja Tadic (front left), who continues to serve on SALT's editorial board, is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at @Georgetown, where she is also Director of Undergraduate Studies. Check out one of her recent publications 👉 www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...

The SALT Editorial Board at a gathering six years ago! Stay tuned to learn what some board members have achieved since 2019! #ThrowbackThursday

❓Did you know? SALT is indexed by Academic Commons, Columbia U; Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ); Education Resources Information Center (ERIC); EBSCO; and Google Scholar—making your work visible worldwide! 🌍 Submit your research today ➡️ tesolal.columbia.edu

As the new academic year begins, we invite you to submit your work to SALT (Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL)! 🏫 We are now accepting manuscripts for the Fall 2025 issue. 🍂 Learn more & submit here ➡️ tesolal.columbia.edu

A huge THANK YOU goes to Dr. Kelly Frantz for her outstanding contributions and leadership as SALT Editor-in-Chief since September 2022. We wish her all the best in her new role as Director of Multilingual Writing at @brynmawrcollege.bsky.social! 🙏 #TESOL #AppliedLinguistics #Gratitude

❓Did you know? SALT publishes empirical studies, literature reviews, book reviews, interviews, and reports on ongoing research. Find out more & submit your manuscript 👉https://tesolal.columbia.edu/

A huge congratulations to Dr. Drew Fagan, alumnus of the Applied Linguistics & TESOL Program at Teachers College! While a doctoral student at TC, Dr. Fagan published in SALT, such as "Teacher Knowledge as Context" (2010). journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SA... #ThrowbackThursday

Did you know-- Professor ZhaoHong Han is founder of SALT!

So excited to welcome our new Editor Ashley Beccia. 🥰 A doctoral candidate @tcalandtesol.bsky.social and a former NYC Teaching Fellow, Ashley specializes in #SLA and engages in teacher training worldwide @teacherscollege.bsky.social 👏🥳🎉

🎉 SALT Welcomes New Editor, Ashley Beccia, EdD Candidate at TC, Columbia University www.linkedin.com/pulse/salt-w...

📢 We are now accepting manuscripts for our Fall 2025 issue! Check out the guidelines & make your submission here: tesolal.columbia.edu

Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL (SALT) has published our newest Special Issue on Digital CA! We invite you to view the issue here: journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SA... @lansi2024.bsky.social @tcalandtesol.bsky.social

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