ETS, a long-time partner of TIRF, has recently published the latest offering in its series co-produced with Routledge. Automated Speaking Assessment: Using Language Technologies to Score Spontaneous Speech, co-edited by Klaus Zechner and Keelan Evanini, is the third volume in the “Innovations in Language Learning and Assessment at ETS.” According

2019 is winding down quickly. Before we turn our calendars to a new decade, TIRF’s Trustees would like to share their holiday greetings with Foundation supporters, near and far. Please click on the Trustees’ names below to learn more about the individuals who help lead TIRF. Kathi Bailey: At this

We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2020 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research on Language Planning and Policy in Educational Contexts. Dr. Nicholas Limerick, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, has been named as this year’s recipient of TIRF’s Alatis Prize.

‘Tis the season of giving and we hope you can support TIRF with a donation before the end of the year! For several years in recent memory, TIRF struggled to establish its financial footing. However, this year, we have begun to find our balance, thanks to the assistance from supporters

TIRF is pleased to be offering once again its Masters Research Grants (MRG) competition to masters-level students throughout Chinese-speaking contexts. The 2020 MRG competition is the second consecutive year the Foundation is running this program, with support from Words Up Your Way. The inaugural MRG competition this year resulted in

When I was a child, I suffered from asthma. My parents and grandparents always worried about me getting sick. As a result, most of the “fun stuff” they let me do was not physical. My free time was spent drawing, reading, doing embroidery, making lanyards, painting, and stringing daisies or

#GivingTuesday is coming up next week – Tuesday, December 3rd – and TIRF has something special in store for all its supporters. But before we unveil what that gift is, we would like to ask for your help next Tuesday in making a donation to TIRF. Doing so could help

TIRF has some good news for its supporters, especially those interested in the series of books the Foundation has been producing with Routledge (Taylor & Francis) over the last seven years. Earlier this year, TIRF’s Publications Chair Committee, Andy Curtis; TIRF President, Kathi Bailey; and TIRF’s Chief Operating Officer, Ryan

Editor’s note: In this piece, we catch up with TIRF Trustee Jodi Crandall, Professor Emerita at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Country. This past summer and fall have been busy times for TIRF Trustee Jodi Crandall. In July, she was in Hangzhou as an invited speaker for the 2019 Global

To help illustrate the international impact of TIRF’s work, the Foundation maintains a map of its grant recipients’ hometowns, a resource that we refer to as “TIRF’s Alumni Map.” Each year, after funding decisions are made for its grant programs – the TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grants, and, as of 2019,

The British Council has recently opened its annual competition for its Assessment Research Awards and Grants (ARAGs). All ARAG applications are due February 4, 2020. Continue reading below to learn more. A statement about the ARAGs, as found on the British Council website, follows here: “If you’re involved or work

As #GivingTuesday approaches, it is a good time to think about philanthropy. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines this concept as “goodwill to fellow members of the human race especially in an active effort to promote human welfare; an act or gift done or made for humanitarian purposes; an organization distributing or supported

We are pleased to share with TIRF Today readers that the seventh volume in the TIRF-Routledge series, “Global Research on Teaching and Learning English,” has entered into production. Chinese-Speaking Learners of English: Research, Theory, and Practice is expected to be published by early 2020. This latest volume combines cutting-edge research

TIRF partnered with Routledge seven years ago to launch the TIRF-Routledge series on “Global Research on Teaching and Learning English.” Now, that partnership is expanding further via one of Taylor & Francis’ newest projects. (Please note that Taylor & Francis is the parent company of Routledge.) Using the United Nations’