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TIRF DDG recipients

Recipients and Findings

The Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) was held online this year from June 14 to 17, and as has been the custom for several years, TIRF was represented there. At the awards ceremony, plaques were given to seven TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG) recipients – five 2019 TIRF DDG recipients and two 2020 awardees. (Since last year’s LTRC event was cancelled due to the pandemic, recognizing the 2019 grantees was not possible.)

Chair’s Report, By Kathi Bailey – Changes and Challenges

We live in a time of change and challenge. Dictionary.com defines change as a transformation or modification, an alteration; variety, novelty, or deviation; the substitution of one thing for another; the passing from one place, state, form, or phase to another. That same website defines challenge as a call or

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TIRF Announces 2017 Alatis Prize Recipient

TIRF (The International Research Foundation for English Language Education) announced today the recipient of its 2017 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research on Language Planning and Policy in Educational Contexts. Dr. Katherine Mortimer, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), was named as this year’s recipient of

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IRIS: The Database of Instruments for Research into Second Languages

Editor’s note: In this piece, Sophie Thompson (University of York), Alison Mackey (Georgetown University), Emma Marsden (University of York), and Luke Plonsky (Georgetown University) share information about IRIS. IRIS is a web-based repository of research instruments and tools for use in second language research. It is a freely accessible resource

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Summit on the Future of the TESOL Profession

In an announcement on TESOL International Association’s website, Dr. Dudley Reynolds, President of TESOL, wrote the following: “In celebration of the 50th anniversary of TESOL International Association, the Summit on the Future of the TESOL Profession will bring together a group of TESOL thought leaders, policy makers, and industry professionals

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