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TIRF invests worldwide in individuals and organizations committed to English language education, empowering them to build a brighter future for themselves, those they serve, and our multilingual world.

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Research and development programs generate new knowledge and inform and improve the quality of English language teaching and learning

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Promote the application of research to practical language problems

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Collect, organize, and disseminate information and research on the teaching and learning of language
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Promoting professional development opportunities for English language educators

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Equipping language center students with communicative competence

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Helping program directors improve administrative, managerial, and professional skills

Research Mentoring

Enhancing individuals' abilities to conduct empirical research

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Offering professional speaker services to organizations around the world

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Serving language education by producing commissioned research reports
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