The School of Language Learning and Teaching trains teachers of English to speakers of other languages in highly-praised degree and certificate programs and provides foreign language instruction, including English as a foreign language, for all divisions of The New School.
Department of English Language Studies
Gabriel Diaz Maggioli, Director of School of Language Learning and Teaching
Caitlin Morgan, Director of English Language Studies
Lesley Painter-Farrell, Associate Director, MA TESOL
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA TESOL): The New School's unique master's program has two concentrations, Teaching and Curriculum Development. The faculty includes some of the world's leading TESOL experts.
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (certificate): a continuing education certificate for prospective or working teachers and community workers who are not ready for the MA program or whose goals don't require a master's degree. The certificate could also be taken as part of a bachelor's program in liberal arts.
- TESOL Summer Institute and Professional Development Workshops: an open-enrollment professional development program for working ESOL teachers.
- English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL): an open-enrollment
English language curriculum for people with some prior knowledge. Courses are open to students at the university who are required to improve their English and to the public. Those who complete 100 hours of instruction can obtain a certificate.
- ESL
+ Design (certificate): A certificate program for international students interested in
attending
an art and design college in the United States who need to improve
their English. This program culminates in a design studio course.
- ESL Outreach program: The New School partners with community
organizations in New York City to offer free English classes for
immigrants and refugees, which provides a teaching practicum for our
master's and certificate programs.
Department of Foreign Languages
Gabriel Diaz Maggioli, Director of School of Language Learning and Teaching
Marie-Christine Massé, Interim Chair, Department of Foreign Languages
University Undergraduate Curriculum: Courses from beginning to advanced levels in a dozen languages for
matriculated undergraduates of all divisions of the university, including academic and cultural courses supporting minors in Chinese, French, Japanese, and Hispanic Studies for undergraduates whose programs allow a minor.
Open-enrollment continuing education courses in many languages at various levels offered to the general public and university students on a noncredit or
general credit basis; including On the Go weekend immersion classes, for people who wish to learn some basics or brush up on a language in a short time, and reading courses for graduate students.
