Dear TIRF Board Members and Supporters, As Rector at City University of Macao, I seldom have the opportunity to return to the very classroom where my passion resides. I was so pleased to be invited to give a talk to our newly admitted doctoral students in Applied Linguistics. Needless to say,

Editor’s note: The following information is shared by colleagues at Educational Testing Service (ETS). The application deadline for the 2025 TOEFL® Grant for Doctoral Research in Language Assessment is right around the corner. The grant supports the timely completion of the dissertation research focusing on foreign or second language assessment.

The nomination window for the 2025 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is closing soon. All materials must be received by TIRF October 4, 2024.  For the 2025 program, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article or chapter

Editor’s note: In this piece, TIRF Marketing Intern Sara Bagley introduces herself to TIRF supporters. Sara is helping TIRF further its mission with a number of activities, including marketing, communications, measuring impact, and other important initiatives. Hello, TIRF community!  My name is Sara Bagley, and I am the new marketing

TIRF’s September 2024 Board meeting took place earlier this month on Zoom. In this piece, we share some of the highlights from the two-hour meeting. Over the past 12 months, TIRF has been developing its latest strategic plan. The document outlines a number of key goals and initiatives the Foundation

Dear TIRF Board Members and Supporters, Last week, I received a video clip from Yolanda Yang, a former colleague whom I hired while serving as the Founding Director of the English Language Center (ELC) at Shantou University. The video, produced in 2006, never went viral, so seeing it after nearly

Nonprofit organizations like TIRF depend on support from the public to meet their mission goals. Two of the most common types of giving are cash donations and time, in the form of volunteering. However, there are other ways you can support TIRF. In this piece, we highlight the various options

Editor’s note: In this story, we share an interview between TIRF Trustee, Dr. Kathi Bailey, who works on TIRF’s collection of reference lists, and Ryan Damerow, TIRF’s Chief Operating Officer. Ryan: Kathi, there are currently 251 reference lists available on TIRF’s website – all of which are Word documents that

The 2025 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts nomination period is currently open! For the 2025 program, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article or chapter published in English and dealing with some aspect of language policy and/or

Dear TIRF Board Members and Supporters, Last weekend, I had the honor of participating in the Global English Language Education China Assembly held in Zhuhai, People’s Republic of China, on July 25-28. The event was organized by China Daily in collaboration with Shanghai International Studies University, Beijing Normal University, and

The 2025 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts nomination period is currently open! For the 2025 program, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article or chapter published in English and dealing with some aspect of language policy and/or

Editor’s Note: Via our “Grantee Corner” column, we will update our supporters on the activities of our various grantees. News about their publications and presentations, the completion of their final reports/deliverables to TIRF, awards they may receive, and so on will be highlighted from time to time in Grantee Corner.

Our mid-year appeal is just about to wrap up. Before it does, we welcome your support of TIRF’s Russell N. Cambell (RNC) endowment! Contributions toward TIRF’s RNC fund will be used to support the top-ranked Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG) recipient each year. This year’s mid-year appeal helps to ensure that