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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.

Quality Research

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

Education

Collect, organize, and disseminate information and research on the teaching and learning of language
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Teacher Education

Promoting professional development opportunities for English language educators

Program Evaluation

Equipping language center students with communicative competence

Professional Development

Helping program directors improve administrative, managerial, and professional skills

Research Mentoring

Enhancing individuals' abilities to conduct empirical research

TIRF Talks

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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Announcing TIRF’s 2024 DDG Awardees

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2025 ETS TOEFL® Grant Application Window Closes October 15th

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