Editor’s note: In this piece, Dr. Rebecca Bergey (EdD Researcher, Center for ELLs at AIR), 2016 TIRF DDG awardee, shares information with TIRF newsletter readers about the Center for ELLs at AIR. The Center for English Language Learners at American Institutes for Research (AIR) is committed to reducing the achievement
ETS is currently accepting proposals for two different grant programs: (1) the Jacqueline Ross TOEFL® Dissertation Award, and (2) the 6th annual TOEFL® English-language Researcher/Practitioner Grant Program. According to ETS’ website, the purpose of the Jacqueline Ross TOEFL® Dissertation Award is to recognize doctoral dissertation research that makes a significant
Editor’s note: In this piece, TIRF Trustee Michael Carrier shares information about his activities to support language education in the UK. A TIRF Trustee has just taken up a new government committee appointment to support the language education sector in the UK. Michael Carrier has been asked to take on
Editor’s note: In this piece, long-time TIRF Supporter Dr. Marianne Celce-Murcia explains a unique, tax-saving approach for US residents who pay US taxes to donate to TIRF. I am guessing that many of my fellow supporters of TIRF have tried to find ways to make regular substantial contributions, but have
Editor’s note: TIRF Trustees Lorraine de Matos and Michael Carrier contributed the following piece to “TIRF Today.” TIRF was represented at the 16th biennial conference of the Association of Latin American British Cultural Institutes (LABCI), which welcomed over 450 participants from Latin America, the US, and Europe, from July 13
This has been a very busy month for TIRF! We have been working on the ratings of the 2017 Doctoral Dissertation Grant proposals and publicizing the 2018 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize competition. We have also been finalizing the manuscript of the fifth volume in the TIRF-Routledge series, Global Research
