Just this past week, the Foundation held its biannual Board meeting in Chicago, Illinois, during the International TESOL Convention and English Language Expo. As is customary at TIRF’s Board meetings, Trustees reviewed the work of the Foundation over the last six months, as well as prepared for its activities in
Borrowing from the Hawaiian tradition of “Aloha,” as being used for both greetings and leave-takings, the TIRF Board welcomed Barry O’Sullivan and Andy Curtis as new Trustees and bid a very fond farewell to John Knagg. The paper leis they are wearing are made of outdated, recycled TIRF bookmarks. According
We are pleased to announce that the new British Council representative to TIRF’s Board of Trustees will be Professor Barry O’Sullivan, the Head of Assessment Research and Development at the British Council. He has undertaken research across a range of areas in language testing and assessment and its history, and
This past week, language teachers, researchers, program administrators, and educators from around the world convened in Chicago for the 2018 AAAL Conference and the 2018 TESOL Convention. TIRF supporters had a visible presence at both conferences. At the first conference, TIRF Trustees convened a panel consisting of four Doctoral Dissertation
I hate traveling. That’s a strange thing for me to admit, since I travel so much and I love seeing new places and old friends. I guess what I really hate are all the hassles associated with traveling and getting ready for a trip. There are so many things to
