Dear TIRF Board Members and Supporters, This month, I had the privilege of delivering the welcome remarks at a symposium titled “Cultivating Global Competitiveness: Technological Innovation and the Development of Postgraduate Education in Macao.” Organized by our Graduate Student Association at the School of Education, the event featured speakers from Macau, Hong
Editor’s note: In this piece, we share information about a doctoral award opportunity from Duolingo. The story below has been adapted for the purposes of TIRF communications. The call for applications is currently open for the Duolingo English Test Dissertation Research Awards, which support dissertation research by doctoral candidates specializing
Editor’s note: We are excited to update our supporters about recent recognition TIRF Vice President Suzanne Panferov Reese received from the University of Arizona, where she is Professor in the College of Humanities. The original story appeared on the University of Arizona’s website. We are pleased to share that TIRF
The nomination window for the 2026 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is closing soon. All proposals must be submitted by October 5, 2025. As in past years, for the 2026 program, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an
TIRF’s Board of Trustees met online via Zoom in September 2025 to review progress and plan for the year ahead. President Jun Liu highlighted recent successes, including the most recent TIRF Presidential Society Fellow. TIRF committee and working group members shared updates on key initiatives. For example, the AI Working
The 2025 TESOL-TIRF Research Symposium, held online from June through September, successfully united educators, researchers, and graduate students worldwide under the theme “Where Curiosity Meets Collaboration.” This fully virtual event provided a dynamic platform for participants to delve into classroom-based research and evidence-informed practices across four thematic strands: classroom-based research
TIRF is excited to launch its new AI Show & Tell initiative, designed to support English language educators worldwide in exploring the innovative and practical use of AI tools in the classroom. This project reflects TIRF’s ongoing commitment to advancing English language education through research, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. The
We are pleased to announce the 2025 TIRF Kathleen M. Bailey Teacher-Research Award (TIRF Bailey Award) recipients! The TIRF Bailey Award honors Dr. Kathleen M. Bailey, who served as TIRF’s President and Chair of the Board of Trustees for over a decade, from 2009 to 2022. The award is meant
