As I draft this Chair’s Report for the September, 2016 issue of TIRF Today, I am aware of the passage of time. For instance, it has been six years since Ryan Damerow and I produced the first issue of this monthly newsletter. I can hardly believe I’ve managed to produce
Earlier this month, TIRF Board members gathered in Washington, DC to participate in the Foundation’s fall Board meeting. TIRF’s fall meetings are typically held over two days, so that Trustees have ample time to discuss the Foundation’s programs and activities, including the projects that are currently being undertaken, those that
Editor’s note: In this piece, Mr. Hector Alvarado, Academic Unit Director at IGA, shares information about the ABLA conference, which took place last month in the US. The Association of the Bi-National Centers in Latin America (ABLA) is formed by centers which primarily focus on English language teaching, but also
Due to the diligent efforts of several of our supporters, we are pleased to share with you that TIRF’s collection of reference lists, which boasts more than 150 topics covered, was updated this month. It is our hope that through providing this resource to our stakeholders and the public, we
Former TIRF Trustee Dr. Patricia (“Patsy”) Duff has been honored by the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) as the 2017 recipient of the AAAL Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award. Patsy was a member of the TIRF Board of Trustees for six years and served as the Chair of TIRF’s
We are pleased to announce an upcoming event of interest to researchers and administrators working in language education research. TIRF is working with Laureate Language’s CoP (community of practice) to offer a live webinar, entitled “Introducing TIRF to the Laureate Languages Community,” on Friday, October 21, 2016 from 11am to
