The competition for the 2022 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is underway. For the 2022 competition, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article or chapter published in English and dealing with some aspect of language policy and/or
The competition for the 2022 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is underway. For the 2022 competition, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article or chapter published in English and dealing with some aspect of language policy and/or
After a year’s pause due to the pandemic, TIRF’s work with Chengdu Duoweimingju (DWMJ) Institute of Education have resumed. We are pleased to report here on our activities with our China-based partner. The Foundation’s Spring 2021 Speaker Series for DWMJ was completed earlier this month. The theme of the session
On July 17th, TIRF partnered with SPELT (Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers) to offer a virtual panel presentation about teaching and researching English in difficult circumstances. The discussion centered around the contents of two books. The first was TIRF’s most recent co-publication with Routledge, Research on Teaching and Learning
The TOEFL® Program at ETS is currently accepting applications for its 2022 Jacqueline Ross TOEFL Dissertation Award. The purpose of the award is to recognize doctoral dissertation research that makes a significant and original contribution to knowledge about second- or foreign-language tests and testing and/or the use and development of
These past few weeks, like many people around the world, I have been watching the broadcasts of Olympic events from Tokyo. During this same period of time, I have been reviewing the applications for the 2021 TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDGs). It occurred to me that there are many similarities
