Dear TIRF Colleagues and Friends, TIRF recently conducted a successful review for the English Language Center at United International College in Zhuhai, China. After the review was completed, I invited two TIRFers to join me in Macao, Trustee David Nunan and Chief Operating Officer Ryan Damerow. During our evening together
Editor’s note: TIRF shares information from other organizations relevant to the Foundation’s supporters, as part of its mission. In this piece, we briefly highlight an upcoming webinar from the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL). The focus is directly related to TIRF’s Research Topic, “Research on Revitalization of Endangered Indigenous Languages.”
Second Language Teacher Education journal (published by Equinox) has released a call for papers (CFP) on a special issue under the theme “Language Teacher Leadership.” The volume, to be co-edited by Hayo Reinders and Kathi Bailey, adopts a focus on perspectives on leadership in education. The co-editors will consider proposals
Editor’s Note: Dr. Kathi Bailey served as the President of TIRF and the Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees for 13 years. In this “Trustee Update,” TIRF Chief Operating Officer Ryan Damerow talks with Kathi about her current TIRF duties and other professional activities. Ryan: You were the President
To help demonstrate the “I” in “TIRF,” each year, after we award our latest Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG) recipients, we update the “TIRF Alumni” Map. Using Google Maps, the latest grantees are added to this online resource. In addition, this year, we added our inaugural TIRF-British Council Research Mentoring Awards
Earlier this week on #GivingTuesday, TIRF launched its year-end fundraising campaign. From now until December 31st, TIRF Trustees are matching donations from the public, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. We hope you and other TIRF supporters will consider getting involved by year’s end by making a donation. In years
