Morningside Campus/Limited Access

Effective immediately, access to the Morningside campus has been limited to students residing in residential buildings on campus (Carman, Furnald, John Jay, Hartley, Wallach, East Campus and Wien) and employees who provide essential services to campus buildings, labs and residential student life (for example, Dining, Public Safety, and building maintenance staff). Read More.

Part-Time English Courses

Open to NY residents, Columbia students and employees whose first language is not English. Fall and Spring semester.

 

Academic Writing

This course helps students develop their academic writing skills. It covers essay structure, rhetoric, grammatical accuracy, editing, paraphrasing and citing sources. Click here for full details.

Listening and Speaking

This course helps students develop fluency and improve overall listening comprehension. It covers presentation skills, group discussion, social interactions, speaking clearly and persuasively, and techniques for self-monitoring grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Click here for full details.

Pronunciation

This course helps students attend to and better produce the sounds and rhythms of English. It covers word stress, intonation and individual sounds in order to improve intelligibility and confidence in spoken English. Click here for full details. 

ALP Levels, Placement & Testing

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Learn more about American Language Program at Columbia University, or contact the program advisor.

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Joel Chaffee, Assistant Director of ALP Admissions

212-854-3584

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