The competition for the 2020 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is underway. The 2020 Alatis Prize competition marks the fifth year of TIRF offering the program. For the 2020 competition, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article
The competition for the 2020 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is underway. The 2020 Alatis Prize competition marks the fifth year of TIRF offering the program. For the 2020 competition, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article
Editor’s note: This article was written by Lynn Armitage and was originally published on May 23, 2019 by WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research within the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education. To access the complete research report, please click here. For access to a brief of the
Editor’s note: In this piece, TIRF Trustee Spiros Papageorgiou, Managing Senior Research Scientist in the Center for English Language Learning and Assessment at Educational Testing Service (ETS), shares information about his activities this summer. In early July, TIRF Trustee Spiros Papageorgiou logged his longest flight ever, from Newark airport, near
Editor’s note: In this piece, TIRF Trustee and Publications Committee Chair, Dr. Andy Curtis, shares his experience of co-teaching and learning in Lithuania. My professional activities over the last year have provided a good example of the interconnected world of international education. An invitation to speak at a conference in
Editor’s note: There is still time to get involved in TIRF’s midyear appeal! Please consider supporting TIRF today by setting up a monthly, recurring donation. With the summer solstice now behind us, or the winter solstice for our friends south of the equator, TIRF has begun its midyear appeal. Each
ETS is currently accepting proposals for the Jacqueline Ross TOEFL® Dissertation Award. According to the ETS website, the purpose of the 2020 Jacqueline Ross TOEFL® Dissertation Award is to recognize doctoral dissertation research that makes a significant and original contribution to knowledge about second or foreign language tests and testing
On July 4, most of the US celebrates Independence Day. Typical festivities include baseball games, picnics, barbecues, fireworks, and – in some places – parades. I am not talking about the pageantry of the big events, like the New Year’s Day Rose Parade or the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, with
