Editor’s note: In this piece, Professors Eivind Torgersen and Anna Krulatz share information about the AcEngMulCla project, which was carried out by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country, the University of Utah, and TIRF. The work was supported by the Research Council
In thinking about a topic for my penultimate Chair’s Report, I asked Ryan Damerow, TIRF’s Chief Operating Officer, for his suggestion. Since 2010, Ryan has edited and produced our newsletter. He suggested that I look back at the past 13 years (the period during which I’ve been TIRF’s President) and
Editor’s Note: This news item was shared with TIRF by Trey Calvin, Communications Director at the Center for Applied Linguistics. Over the last two years, CAL has been hosting free, “bite-size webinars” at the intersection of policy and practice. Our guest speakers are invited to help us imagine a world
Two short months ago, the Foundation began offering organizations an opportunity to support both the field of language education and TIRF in a simple and affordable way. In short, TIRF invites organizations to sponsor its reference lists – an activity that also helps to promote their visibility via the Foundation’s
The competition for the 2023 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is now open! For the 2023 competition, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article or chapter published in English and dealing with some aspect of language policy
Following up on last month’s announcement regarding the change in TIRF’s presidency this September, we are excited to share the election of the Foundation’s next Vice President. Please join our Board of Trustees in congratulating TIRF Trustee Dr. Suzanne Panferov Reese as our second-ever Vice President! Dr. Panferov Reese will
The date of this issue of TIRF Today is June 30, 2022. The end of June often feels like the real beginning of summer to me. Typically by then I’ve finished my grading, the commencement ceremony is over, and my former students – like graduates everywhere whose school years end
English language teachers in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela are invited to participate in a free, online language assessment course. The program is being designed by Professors Frank Giraldo (Foreign Languages Department of Universidad de Caldas in Colombia) and Xun Yan (Linguistics Department at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).
In case you missed the announcement about a new opportunity from TIRF in last month’s issue of TIRF Today, we are now offering an initiative in which you can support both the Foundation and our field in a low-cost way while promoting your organization’s visibility via TIRF’s channels. In short,
The competition for the 2023 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is now open! For the 2023 competition, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article or chapter published in English and dealing with some aspect of language policy
The Foundation’s leadership is undergoing significant changes this summer and fall. We are pleased to announce that TIRF Trustee Dr. Jun Liu has been unanimously elected by the Foundation’s Board of Trustees to serve as TIRF’s next President. Dr. Liu will begin his term as TIRF President at the end
Have you ever been paid for writing something? In composing this month’s Chair’s Report, I am thinking about the people around the world who have benefited from TIRF’s grants and awards. Those thoughts reminded me of the first time I ever received a check for something I had written. Here
The Foundation’s 2022 DDG (Doctoral Dissertation Grants) application window closed earlier this month on May 18th. Here is a quick glance at some of the key data we have collected based on this year’s competition. Total Number of Proposals Received: 56 Number of Countries the 2022 DDG Applicants Come From:
The competition for the 2023 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is now open! For the 2023 competition, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article or chapter published in English and dealing with some aspect of language policy
