Awardee Year: 2017

Norbella Miranda Doctoral Institution: Universidad del Valle and Universidad del Quindío TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Planning & Policy Dissertation Title: Colombian Education Policy for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language: Its Appropriation in the Classroom

Kathryn Accurso Doctoral Institution: University of Massachusetts TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Teacher Education Dissertation Title: Learning Linguistics, Teaching for Change: Preparing Secondary Educators to More Equitably Teach Disciplinary Literacies

Jin-Kyeong Jung Doctoral Institution: University of Pennsylvania TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Digital Technology in Language Education Dissertation Title: Developing Transnational Repertoires: Adolescents’ Language and Literacy Practices in a Digitally Mediated Network

Jacqueline Grossart Doctoral Institution: University of Strathclyde TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: An Investigation into Plagiarism in Second-Language (L2) Writing

Heidi Liu Banerjee Doctoral Institution: Teachers College, Columbia University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: Investigating the Construct of Topical Knowledge in a Scenario-Based Assessment Designed to Simulate Real-Life Second Language Use

Giang Hoang Doctoral Institution: University of Melbourne TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Digital Technology in Language Education Dissertation Title: Exploring Automated Corrective Feedback in EFL Writing Classroom Context: A Case Study of Criterion

Friederike Sell Doctoral Institution: University of Bonn TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: Mental Effort in Pragmatic Competence: The Role of Working Memory in L2 Pragmatic Production

Alisha Biler Doctoral Institution: University of South Carolina TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: The Role of Content Word Overlap in Second Language Reading