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’

Editor’s note: The following piece is shared with TIRF Today readers by Eileen Tyson, Executive Director of Client Relations, Educational Testing Service. Since its initial launch in 1964, the TOEFL® test has undergone several major revisions motivated by advances in theories of language ability and changes in English teaching practices.

Editor’s note: New to TIRF Today this month is our “Grantee Corner” column! Periodically in our newsletter, we will feature news from our grant recipients – their recent research publications, various professional initiatives they are engaged in, graduation updates, and much more. In this month’s first-ever “Grantee Corner” post, we

I am not sure if this concept is used internationally – or if there is an analogous label for the issue I hope to describe in various regions of the world. I also acknowledge, as I’ve noted in many previous issues of TIRF Today, that in terms of weather and

The competition for the 2020 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is underway but will end soon. All nominations are due tomorrow – October 1, 2019. The 2020 Alatis Prize competition marks the fifth year of TIRF offering the program. For

This year marks the 18th consecutive year TIRF has offered its Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) program to doctoral candidates around the world. With the support of our partners – Cambridge Assessment English, the British Council, and Educational Testing Service, Inc. – along with many individual donors, TIRF has recently completed

Late last year, the Foundation launched the inaugural competition for its TIRF Masters Research Grants (MRG) competition. The program, designed to promote masters-level research and scholarship in Chinese-speaking contexts, drew interest from individuals across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau, and has now resulted in the first class of TIRF

TIRF is set to deliver the first session in its speaker series for members of Chengdu Duoweimingju (DWMJ) Institute of Education, based in Chengdu, China. Via this new area of programmatic activity for the Foundation, TIRF’s Trustees and individuals in its network will provide two-hour presentations and discussion sessions for

Earlier this month, TIRF held its fall Board meeting in Virginia and Washington, DC. As TIRF’s programs and operations are continuing to expand, so, too, does the demands the Foundation’s Board of Trustees faces. Evidenced in the variety of issues TIRF’s Board members covered during its meeting, it is clear

In recent years, there have been many films and stories in which human beings develop or are given super-human powers. I’m thinking about the Avengers, the X-Men, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, the Star Wars series, Green Lantern, Batman, and Superman. In terms of books about such beings, the Harry Potter series

The competition for the 2020 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts is underway. The 2020 Alatis Prize competition marks the fifth year of TIRF offering the program. For the 2020 competition, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article