Lara Bryfonski Doctoral Institution: Georgetown University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Teacher Education Dissertation Title: Task-based Teacher Training: Implementation and Evaluation in Central American Bilingual Schools
Kevin Wong Doctoral Institution: New York University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Digital Technology in Language Education Dissertation Title: The Promise of Educational Media for Dual-language Learners’ L1 and L2 Vocabulary Development
Jenna Altherr Flores Doctoral Institution: University of Arizona TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: Social Semiotics and Literacy: How Refugee-Background Adult Second Language Learners with Emerging Literacy Make Meaning in Multimodal Assessment Texts
Chris Bacon Doctoral Institution: Boston College TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Planning & Policy Dissertation Title: Language Ideology and Policy Interpretation: A Critical Policy Analysis of a State-level Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement Mandate
Chaoran Wang Doctoral Institution: Indiana University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Digital Technology in Language Education Dissertation Title: Examining Synchronous Hybrid English Learning for Children in Rural China: A Hybrid Ethnographic Study
We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2018 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research on Language Planning and Policy in Educational Contexts. Dr. Sara Kangas, Assistant Professor at Lehigh University, has been named as this year’s recipient of TIRF’s Alatis Prize. Her article is entitled, “’That’s Where the
