Hyung-Jo Yoon Doctoral Institution: Michigan State University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: Investigating the Interactions among Genre, Task Complexity, and Proficiency in L2 Writing: A Comprehensive Text Analysis and Study of Learner Perceptions
Diasuke Kimura Doctoral Institution: Penn State University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Plurilingualism in Business, Industry, the Professions, and Educational Contexts
Crissa Stephens Doctoral Institution: New York University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Planning & Policy Dissertation Title: Language Policy and Multilingual Identity at Home and in School
Christopher van Booven (Russell N. Campbell Awardee) Doctoral Institution: University of Iowa TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: Assessing Interactional Affordances and Gains in the Study Abroad Homestay and the Language Classroom: A Conversation-Analytic Approach
Angelica Galante Doctoral Institution: University of Toronto TIRF Research Topic Researched: Plurilingualism in Business, Industry, the Professions, and Educational Contexts Dissertation Title: Plurilingual or Monolingual? A Mixed Methods Study Investigating Plurilingual Instruction in an EAP Program at a Canadian University
During TIRF’s spring Board meeting last year, Trustees unanimously voted to establish the James E. Alatis Prize for Research on Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts. The prize was created both to promote research on language planning and policy and to honor long-standing TIRF Trustee, Dr. James “Jim” Alatis, who
