Welcome to the Bilingual/Bicultural Education Program
The Bilingual/Bicultural graduate degree program at Teachers College takes a sociocultural approach to the learning of languages and literacies. Through comprehensive and innovative coursework, hands-on experiences in New York City schools, and research projects, you’ll explore bilingual teaching and learning. While we address what it means for student success to speak, read, and write in more than one language, we emphasize learning through multiple languages. As both an academic and teacher education program, this flexible degree path will help you achieve your goals—whether that’s to advance your career as an educator, prepare for doctoral work, or do language policy or other work outside of the classroom.
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COVID-19, Bilingual Education and Black Lives Matter
Episode 3
A conversation between Patricia Martinez-Alvarez, Professor of Bilingual Education and three Teachers (Stephanie Ubiera, Sabrina Poms and Ellieana Lora) about COVID-19, the transition to virtual teaching, addressing Black Lives Matter in the classroom, and centering the experiences of African American and AfroLatinx children in bilingual classrooms.
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For admissions, please contact admission@tc.columbia.edu
Admissions Information
Application Requirements
- Master of Arts
- Bilingual/Bicultural Childhood Education Initial Cert: Childhood and Bilingual Extension
- Bilingual/Bicultural Childhood Education (Peace Corps Fellows) Initial Cert: Childhood and Bilingual Extension
- Bilingual/Bicultural Childhood Special Education (BiSPED) Initial Cert: Childhood, Students w/ Disabilities, and Bilingual Extension
- Bilingual/Bicultural Education Billingual Extension Only
- Bilingual/Bicultural Education Non-Certification
- Advanced Certificate