Editor’s note: The following text is being shared with TIRF supporters via Joyce Chin and Ingrid Chao at LTTC. The Language Training and Testing Center (LTTC) in Taipei, Taiwan, is pleased to announce that online submissions for the 2021 LTTC Teaching and Research Grants Joint-Funded Research Program are now being
We are pleased to announce the opening of the 2021 TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition. The commencement of the current DDG program offering marks the 20th consecutive year the Foundation will make awards to doctoral students around the world. Once again, there are two types of DDGs being offered
It is with great delight that we share with TIRF supporters the following exciting news: Our very own TIRF Trustee Dr. Joyce Kling has been voted as President-Elect of the International TESOL Association! Starting next year, Joyce will officially commence her tenure in TESOL’s presidential line, which is a three-year
Part of TIRF’s mission is to collect, organize, and disseminate information and research on the teaching and learning of language. One way the Foundation addresses this goal is by sharing reference lists on topics of interest to language teachers, researchers, test developers, teacher educators, materials developers, and program administrators. There
Saturday, December 12th was the day of our virtual commencement ceremony at my school – the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS). The graduation speaker this year was my colleague, Thor Sawin. He was being honored as the speaker because the students had selected him for the school’s
We are happy to share with our supporters that Dr. Anna Krulatz has been elected to serve as TIRF’s newest Board of Trustees member. Just this month, she was unanimously approved to serve alongside her fellow Board members. Dr. Krulatz is a Professor of English in the Department of Teacher
By now, you’ve likely received several announcements from TIRF’s central office, regarding our year-end appeal. In case you have not, TIRF’s Trustees are matching the public’s gifts – up to $15,000 – made by December 31st. We have had tremendous support of our Trustee matching campaign over the last two
Events like Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Small Business Saturday were recognized differently this year in the US compared to past years due to the ongoing pandemic. Typically, people would have gathered with their families this past Thursday and then gone shopping the following day or over the weekend. Inevitably, many
Editor’s note: In this piece, TIRF’s Chief Operating Officer, Ryan Damerow, shares some exciting news about TIRF President Kathi Bailey. I am thrilled to announce to our supporters near and far that TIRF’s wonderful President, Dr. Kathi Bailey, is the 2021 recipient of the Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award (DSSA)
Editor’s note: The text shared in this piece has been adapted from Routledge’s website. The eighth volume in the “Global Research on Teaching and Learning English” series, co-published by TIRF and Routledge is entitled Research on Teaching and Learning English in Under-Resourced Contexts. This book, co-edited by TIRF Trustees Donna
Editor’s note: In this piece, we share information about an upcoming webinar from TESOL International Association. The event is free to attend but registration is required. L2 writers in English-speaking colleges and universities come from across the globe and bring myriad academic and life experiences with them. Panelists discuss research
Autumn is a time of harvest. In the northern hemisphere, the months of September, October, and November are often seen as a time for reflection and preparation. It is the time of realization – the crops are brought in, the ground is prepared for the next spring, and the old
As news about COVID-19 developed in the early stages of 2020, TIRF’s Trustees knew the Foundation would face financial difficulties. They quickly decided to team up to help TIRF by making generous pledges to support the Foundation via a matching campaign. The result of their efforts is a $15,000 fund
To help demonstrate the “I” in “TIRF,” we maintain the “TIRF Alumni” map. Using Google’s services, each year we add our newest grantees to the map by sharing their names, hometowns, information about their studies, and a link to summaries of the awardees’ research. As of October 2020, TIRF’s programs
