With the turn of the calendar to a new year behind us, TIRF is busy preparing for its activities at the 2019 TESOL International Convention and English Language Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The convention is offered from March 12-15, 2019. The Foundations’ session this year is entitled “Where Global
TIRF’s 2019 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition is underway. The Foundation’s flagship program is designed to provide awards for doctoral students nearing the completion of their studies. Along with our long-standing partners, the Foundation is offering DDGs in the amount of up to US $5,000 per award. The deadline for
Just last month, TIRF announced its new TIRF Masters Research Grants (MRG) Program. In 2019, the Foundation will consider masters-level research proposals from individuals enrolled in masters programs at universities in Chinese-speaking contexts. During the pilot year, applications will be accepted from masters students in Chinese-speaking contexts, including individuals living
Editor’s note: Dr. Curtis Kelly is a Professor of English at Kansai University in Osaka, Japan. In this piece, he shares information about MindBrainEd Think Tank journal with TIRF supporters. Research in the neuroscience and psychology of learning is advancing by leaps and bounds, but little of that work is
Editor’s note: Ms. Amy Sullivan is a MA TESOL alumna of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. In this piece, she provides information about the OASIS database and its usefulness for language education professionals. The OASIS (Open Accessible Summaries in Language Studies) database, according to its website, provides summaries
Earlier this month, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was observed in the United States. His granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King, laid a wreath at her grandfather’s tomb. Yolanda King says she knows her family history and wants to use it to forward her grandfather’s mission. NBC News correspondent Rehema Ellis asked
