Dear TIRF Board Members and Supporters, I hope those of you who attended the TIRF Annual Community Gathering in Long Beach, California during the 2025 TESOL Convention enjoyed the occasion featuring Kathi Bailey, Past President of TIRF, AAAL, and TESOL. What a remarkable achievement! We owe our appreciation and gratitude
The 11th volume in the TIRF-Routledge “Global Research on Teaching and Learning English” series was published earlier this month. This volume, co-edited by TIRF Trustees Dr. MaryAnn Christison and Dr. Anna Krulatz, presents research on multilingualism in educational contexts across the globe. Chapters are written by TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant
Editor’s note: In this piece, we share details about an international symposium TIRF is co-hosting with United International College, its partner in Zhuhai, China. We are proud to spotlight the upcoming TIRF-UIC International Symposium on AI-Empowered English Language Teaching and Learning, taking place on May 17, 2025, in Zhuhai, Guangdong,
The proposal window for the 2025 TIRF Kathleen M. Bailey Teacher-Research Award (hereafter, the “TIRF Bailey Award”) is currently open. Recipients of the TIRF Bailey Award will receive $1,000 and will have an opportunity to receive mentoring services from the Foundation. The TIRF Bailey Award is meant to recognize Dr.
We are elated to announce that TIRF Vice President Dr. Suzanne Panferov Reese has been selected as the recipient of TESOL International Association’s 2025 James E. Alatis Award for Service to TESOL! According to TESOL’s website, the recipient of the TESOL Alatis Award is selected according to evidence of: Beyond
Editor’s note: ChatGPT was used to help create the following announcement. TIRF is partnering with TESOL International Association and inviting educators, researchers, and graduate students to the 2025 TESOL-TIRF Research Symposium—a fully online professional development event that brings together global voices in English language education. Using the theme “Where Curiosity
TIRF had an extremely busy and productive time last week during the 2025 TESOL Convention & Expo, which took place in Long Beach, California, USA. In this piece, we highlight three major activities: (1) TIRF’s spring Board meeting, (2) TIRF’s colleague session presentation, and (3) TIRF’s Annual Community Gathering. TIRF
Dear TIRF Board Members and Supporters, Last week, I had the privilege of attending the University President’s Forum on Nurturing Talent and Talent Mobility in Asia, held in Tokyo, Japan. Approximately 30 university presidents from across Asia gathered to share best practices and generate ideas on this critical topic. One
Editor’s note: In this piece, we share details about an international symposium TIRF is co-hosting with United International College, its partner in Zhuhai, China. The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping various sectors, with education being one of the most profoundly impacted. As AI technologies advance, they offer
Editor’s note: In this Partner Update, we inform TIRF supporters about several awards from Educational Testing Service (ETS). The copy below has been adapted from ETS’ announcements for the purposes of TIRF communications. Ockey & Chapelle TOEFL Language Assessment Research Award The TOEFL program at ETS and the Language Assessment
We are pleased to announce that the entire collection of scholarly citations posted to TIRF’s Reference Lists webpage has been updated with citations through 2024. In addition, eight new reference lists have been added recently, bringing the total number to 259. The new topics are (1) Artificial Intelligence in Language
The application window for TIRF’s 2025 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) program is now open. The Foundation’s flagship program is designed to provide awards for doctoral students nearing the completion of their studies. There are three different types of DDGs offered from TIRF and its partners this year. Once again, we
We are pleased to share information about our new TIRF Research & Development Intern, Vinita Abichandani! As an intern at TIRF, her role involves supporting the TIRF Talks initiative, which connects professional speakers with global organizations involved in English language education. Her key responsibilities include collecting and organizing speaker profiles,
TIRF is pleased to announce the re-election of Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall and Mr. Michael Carrier, as well as the election of Dr. Joyce Kling, to its Board of Trustees. Jodi and Michael will each continue their service with an additional three-year term, while Joyce returns to the Board after
