As many supporters of TIRF are well aware, the Foundations’ Board of Trustees meets two times per year, once during the annual TESOL Convention in the spring (Northern Hemisphere) and again in the Washington, DC area in the fall. Like nearly all organizations, however, TIRF’s meetings this year have moved
The competition for the 2021 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is underway, but the deadline to nominate a paper is nearly here. Tomorrow, October 1, 2020, is the last day TIRF will accept nominations! For the 2021 Alatis Prize offering,
Editor’s note: In this piece, we share information about British Council’s “New Directions” conference. The text in this article has been adopted from the British Council’s website. “New Directions in English Language Assessment” is a series of annual conferences organized by the British Council. The events provide perspectives and insight
Editor’s Note: Dr. Vahid Aryadoust (left) is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. In this piece, TIRF’s President, Kathi Bailey, interviews Vahid to learn more about the resources he creates and manages for individuals in our field. Kathi Bailey: When and
ETS, a long-time partner of TIRF, has recently published a new volume in its series co-produced with Routledge. Assessing English Language Proficiency in U.S. K–12 Schools, edited by Mikyung Kim Wolf, is the fourth volume in the “Innovations in Language Learning and Assessment at ETS.” According to text on Routledge’s website,
Editor’s note: In this piece, we share information, adapted from Cambridge.org’s website, to promote news about an exciting prize opportunity in our field. Language Teaching, a Cambridge University Press journal, has announced the award of an essay prize which honors one of the founding editors of the journal – the Christopher
Chair’s note: Simply reading the text of this Chair’s Report will take just a few minutes, but it is a multi-media report. Getting the entire reading and viewing and listening experience will take about 30 minutes – but I promise you, if you need something to cheer you up, the
