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"In our quest for quality English language teaching worldwide, research must come first."
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TIRF is pleased to announce the election of Mr. Michael Carrier to the Board of Trustees. Mr. Carrier is the Head of English Language Innovation for The British Council, based in London. For more information, please click here.
TIRF is developing a series of reports that addresses key, unanswered questions regarding policies and practices in English language education worldwide. TIRF is proud to announce the first of these reports, "The Impact of English and Plurilingualism in Global Corporations". To see a summary of this report, please click here. The full version of the report will be available on the website soon.
Thanks to generous support from Cambridge ESOL, TIRF is pleased to announce increased funding for TIRF DDG Awards for 2009. Priority funding will be given to doctoral proposals that address TIRF's research priority on assessment (see TIRF Research Priorities); however, all DDG proposals will be considered for this funding (see DDG 2009 Call for Proposals).
TIRF (The International Research Foundation for English Language Education) turns 10 years old in June. TIRF was voted into existence by the TESOL Board of Directors in June 1998. TESOL provided the startup money for the foundation. To date, TIRF has awarded monies to fund 29 research projects involving 49 researchers for a total of $376,450 USD and has hosted dissemination and information gathering activities in Washington D.C. in the USA, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates. Congratulations to TIRF! Happy 10th Anniversary!
To explore more about TIRF, here are some things you can do: Learn more about TIRF's Mission. See information about research funded by TIRF. Read G. Richard Tucker's words about giving to TIRF. Check out TIRF's new online donation options.
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