After a year’s pause due to the pandemic, TIRF’s work with Chengdu Duoweimingju (DWMJ) Institute of Education have resumed. We are pleased to report here on our activities with our China-based partner. The Foundation’s Spring 2021 Speaker Series for DWMJ was completed earlier this month. The theme of the session
On July 17th, TIRF partnered with SPELT (Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers) to offer a virtual panel presentation about teaching and researching English in difficult circumstances. The discussion centered around the contents of two books. The first was TIRF’s most recent co-publication with Routledge, Research on Teaching and Learning
The TOEFL® Program at ETS is currently accepting applications for its 2022 Jacqueline Ross TOEFL Dissertation Award. The purpose of the award is to recognize doctoral dissertation research that makes a significant and original contribution to knowledge about second- or foreign-language tests and testing and/or the use and development of
These past few weeks, like many people around the world, I have been watching the broadcasts of Olympic events from Tokyo. During this same period of time, I have been reviewing the applications for the 2021 TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDGs). It occurred to me that there are many similarities
On a Friday this month, when I checked my mailbox at home, I found I had received 13 letters! My initial enthusiasm quickly faded, however, when I saw that none of them were personal letters. Furthermore, none of them were bills, and none of them were checks written to me,
The Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) was held online this year from June 14 to 17, and as has been the custom for several years, TIRF was represented there. At the awards ceremony, plaques were given to seven TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG) recipients – five 2019 TIRF DDG recipients
The competition for the 2022 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is underway For the 2022 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
As TIRF continues to evolve to better meet its myriad stakeholders’ needs, it is evident that there is an opportunity to refine the tools we use when reaching out to individuals and organizations worldwide. We are excited to share with our supporters that TIRF’s website and logo are undergoing changes
Three long-time TIRF Trustees are collaborating to compile what will be the ninth volume in the Global Research on Teaching and Learning English series, which TIRF co-publishes with Routledge (Taylor & Francis). MaryAnn Christison, Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics and the Urban Institute for Teacher Education at
Editor’s note: The following piece has been developed based on messaging from TESOL International Association’s central office. It has been edited for dissemination via TIRF’s newsletter and website. TESOL is launching a new online event for new and emerging English language professionals – TESOL ELevate! With highly interactive sessions and
The Foundation’s 2021 DDG (Doctoral Dissertation Grants) application window closed yesterday. 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: 60 Number of Countries the 2021 DDG Applicants Come From: 25 Number of Proposals Eligible
The Foundation’s 2021 DDG (Doctoral Dissertation Grants) application window closed yesterday. 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: 60 Number of Countries the 2021 DDG Applicants Come From: 25 Number of Proposals Eligible
This past month has seen many graduation ceremonies – at my school and at neighboring universities and high schools in the area – and there will be many more throughout different parts of the world in the month ahead. For me, the graduation ceremony is always a bittersweet event. It
Editor’s note: The content in this story has been adapted from the IELTS website for the purpose of dissemination across TIRF’s network. The IELTS partners invite educational institutions and suitably qualified individuals to apply for funding to undertake applied research projects in relation to the International English Language Testing System
