Day: August 27, 2019

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

It is with heavy hearts that we share the following news with readers of TIRF Today. Mrs. Penelope “Penny” Alatis passed away earlier this month on August 15th at her home with loved ones by her side. Penny was the wife of long-time TIRF Trustee and co-founder, the late Dr.

At the TESOL 2019 Convention in Atlanta, TIRF President, Kathi Bailey, and Derek Liu, Dean of the Chengdu Duoweimingju (DWMJ) Institute of Education, signed an agreement for TIRF and DWMJ to jointly organize a professional development program for Chinese language teachers and researchers. The program was envisioned to take the

TIRF Trustee Michael Carrier recently notified the Foundation of a free British Council publication that will certainly be of interest to many TIRF Today readers. English Public Policies in Latin America: Looking for Innovation and Systemic Improvement in Quality English Language Teaching, edited by Jimena Hernández-Fernández and Javier Rojas, is

Students and teachers around the world are returning to their schools soon to start a new semester. And, as it usually does, TIRF has posted updates to many of its reference lists, in order to help researchers at all levels further their interests. Updates to TIRF’s existing reference lists include

There is an old adage from the days of blacksmithing that says, “Strike while the iron is hot!” Its meaning is that we must take action at the right moment before the opportunity is gone. In the case of a blacksmith or iron-worker, this meant striking the horseshoe to shape