Editor’s note: TIRF Trustees travel at no expense to the Foundation. TIRF leaders conducted a site visit for the SUSTech (Southern University of Science and Technology) Center for Language Education (CLE) in Shenzhen, China on 18-19 September 2017. The purpose of the visit was to evaluate the current status of
We are pleased to report that the panel recordings from the TESOL-TIRF Research Symposium are now available online. There are three recordings that resulted from the event – “Building an Inclusive, Sustainable Research Community in TESOL” – held earlier this year in Monterey, California. Each of the three panels that
At TIRF’s meeting last month, the British Council representative to the Board, Mr. John Knagg (Head of Research and Consultancy for English at the British Council), updated the Trustees with a number of exciting British Council developments. This piece shares information about each of the topics Mr. Knagg discussed with
TESOL International Association is currently accepting applications and nominations for a multitude of awards, honors, and grants. With the November 1st deadline rapidly approaching, we encourage our TIRF Today newsletter readers to learn more about this excellent opportunity from TESOL, and to share this news with colleagues and students. According
Join Dr. Joy Peyton for her talk, “Practicing Nonviolent Communication: Speaking the Language of Peace in the Classroom and Society,” which will be held on November 2nd at 3:30pm ET. Interested individuals can either attend in person in Fairfax, VA or online via YouTube. The remainder of this announcement is
Editor’s note: The following piece is not what our readers are accustomed to finding in the “Chair’s Report”; instead, we are offering a “COO Report” this month. In this piece, TIRF Chief Operating Officer Ryan Damerow reflects on TIRF’s recent collaboration with a university in Shenzhen, China, and shares his
