As we announced in the March 2023 issue of TIRF Today, Russell N. Campbell, a founding Trustee of TIRF and a tireless advocate for language education worldwide, passed away on March 30, 2003. The TIRF Board of Trustees has now begun planning the launch of an endowment in his honor
The Foundation’s 2023 DDG (Doctoral Dissertation Grants) application window closed on May 17th. Here is a quick glance at some of the key data we have collected based on this year’s competition. The applicants in this year’s DDG competition will be notified in late August or early September concerning the
The 2024 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts nomination period is now open! For the 2024 competition, 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
We are excited to share with TIRF supporters that we have added a new member to our Board of Trustees! Dr. Evelina Galaczi (pictured left) has been unanimously elected to serve a three-year term alongside her new Board colleagues. Evelina is Director of Research—English at Cambridge University Press and Assessment.
Dear TIRF Colleagues and Friends: Upon returning to Macau after our productive TIRF Board meeting and invigorating TESOL Convention activities in Portland, Oregon in late March, I devoted my time and energy to the 42nd anniversary of City University of Macau as its Rector. The week-long celebration featured three speeches:
Two leading professional organizations in our field are currently offering their calls for proposals for their 2024 conferences. Please note the following details from TESOL International Association (TESOL) and the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). TESOL 2024 AAAL 2024
The application window for TIRF’s 2023 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition is closing soon. All proposals must be submitted by Wednesday, May 17, 2023. The Foundation’s flagship program is designed to provide awards for doctoral students nearing the completion of their studies. Along with our long-standing partners – Cambridge (part
Editor’s note: The following is a press release produced by the British Council. It has been slightly revised for the purpose of TIRF communications. English will retain its position as the world’s most widely spoken language over the next decade and teachers will continue to be at the heart of
Professor MaryAnn Christison, TIRF Trustee and Co-chair of the Research Advisory Committee, has received University of Utah’s prestigious designation of Distinguished Professor of Linguistics. She was recommended by the Distinguished Professor Advisory Committee and approved by the University’s Faculty Senate, the Board of Trustees, the Senior Vice President for Academic
The 2024 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts nomination period is now open! For the 2024 competition, 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
The 2023 East Coast Organization of Language Testers (ECOLT) conference will be held on Friday, October 27, 2023. For the first time since 2019, the conference will be held in-person at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. ECOLT is hosted jointly by the Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center (AELRC) at
Dear TIRF Colleagues and Friends: I was gratified to see so many TIRF Trustees during our Board meeting in Portland last week during the TESOL Convention. Our first post-pandemic face-to-face Board meeting was extremely energized and productive. As the result of our engaging discussion, we came away with four meaningful
Just last week, TIRF Trustees and staff gathered in Portland, Oregon, USA for its spring 2023 Board meeting and presentations, as part of the TESOL 2023 International Convention & English Language Expo. In this piece, we update our supporters on our various activities. TIRF Board Meeting On Tuesday, March 21st,
Editor’s note: The following content is shared with our supporters by TIRF’s partner, the British Council. We are pleased to announce that this year’s call for the British Council and MetaMetrics Research into Reading Grants is now open. The Grants are intended to provide a body of evidence which can
