Greetings and welcome to the Certificate in Teaching English (CTE)! With gratitude, I have been training teachers in the CTE program since 2007.

My professional experience started in the fashion industry and grew into earning an MA TESOL from Teachers College Columbia University. This combination has led me to teach English language learners (ELLs) at all proficiency levels, to educate teachers, and to train in the corporate context.

At The New School, I also teach ELLs in our Intensive English Program and courses in the university's faculty-training initiative. I'm a New York City native, so you'll find that the city inspires much of my work. My other passions include yoga, meditation, and playwriting. Teaching and learning occupy most of my days.

I teach English to dedicate my professional life to offering tools and opening paths. Teaching and learning are continuous and creative processes. Both include courage, reflection, and perseverance. As we cultivate our experiences, we can flourish by teaching and learning together.

www.TheresaBreland.com

Eugenia Coutavas has been an ESL teacher for more than 25 years. She has taught various immigrant populations in New York City and now mainly focuses on higher education having taught at Parsons for the last 15 years. Prior to joining The New School faculty, Eugenia has taught at three CUNY campuses, St. John’s University, NYU, Pace University, SVA, and The Riverside Language Program. In addition to teaching ELLs, she has taught teacher training courses and used to write a tech. column for the NY State Tesol publication Dialogue. She holds a BA in Art History and an MA TESOL from Hunter College.

Kim (MA TESOL) has been working with ELLs in various capacities for over 9 years, specializing in teaching grammar, speaking, and pronunciation skills and pedagogy. She is also an adjunct faculty member in the Hunter College MA TESOL program, Curriculum Specialist at the Tools for Clear Speech (TfCS) program at Baruch College, and an instructor with the NYU English Language Institute.

Jeanne Lambert has worked as an ESL teacher, program manager, faculty developer and materials writer for over 20 years. She specializes in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). She teaches academic writing and ESL Practicum courses at The New School. Previously, she taught in Columbia University's American Language Program and in college transition programs at The City University of New York.

Linda A. Pelc, PhD, Linguistics, has been teaching ESL and EFL for more than 35 years. She taught for 8 years in Thessaloniki, Greece, and for the last 25+ years in New York at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY. Dr. Pelc has served as a teacher trainer for over 20 years, teaching Methods and Principles, Learner Assessment, and Authentic Materials at the New School for Social Research and New York University. For 12+ years she worked as Instructional Facilitator for the New York City Department of Education training teachers of ESL adult basic education. Dr. Pelc earned her PhD from CUNY Graduate Center. Her doctorate examined language attrition among Greek bilinguals.

Caitlin Morgan is the Director of the English Language Studies Department at The New School where she oversees the ESL programming at the University as well as the Certificate in Teaching English (CTE). Caitlin has taught ESL or done teacher training in the US and countries including Serbia, Morocco and Vietnam abroad since 1991. She holds an MA in TESOL from the School for International Training (SIT), the RSA/Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) and a BA in Anthropology from Wesleyan University.

Jeanne Lambert is the CTE Program Advisor, and can be contacted by current and prospective students with questions or concerns about program content and progression. Please see above for her complete bio.