ETS is currently accepting proposals for the Jacqueline Ross TOEFL® Dissertation Award. According to the ETS website, the purpose of the 2020 Jacqueline Ross TOEFL® Dissertation Award is to recognize doctoral dissertation research that makes a significant and original contribution to knowledge about second or foreign language tests and testing
On July 4, most of the US celebrates Independence Day. Typical festivities include baseball games, picnics, barbecues, fireworks, and – in some places – parades. I am not talking about the pageantry of the big events, like the New Year’s Day Rose Parade or the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, with
Editor’s note: Dr. Nick Saville (left) from Cambridge Assessment English writes on how research is very much in the driver’s seat when it comes to developing assessment solutions in Cambridge. Cambridge Assessment English has been involved in the TIRF community for more than 20 years and we’ve worked together on
With the summer solstice now behind us, or the winter solstice for our friends south of the equator, TIRF has begun its midyear appeal. Each summer, TIRF invites its supporters to make a donation to the Foundation. However, this year, we are seeking a specific type of donation from our
Editor’s note: In this piece, TIRF Trustee Michael Carrier (left) shares updates from his activities in May and June. Last month, TIRF Board member Michael Carrier finally surfaced from several weeks of seclusion in a recording studio, where he produced a series of radio programs for the Foreign Office of
Last month, TIRF became aware of an interesting development from our colleague Prof. Mohammed Ali Salmani Nodoushan (Iranian Institute for Encyclopedia Research in Iran), who was pleased to report that the International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) has now made available free to download all of its past issues. According
When Ryan and I were discussing a plan for this year’s midyear appeal for TIRF, we decided to focus on the idea of monthly, recurring giving. As noted above, you can make a small donation to TIRF each month instead of sending a larger annual gift. When we were talking,
A number of TIRF’s Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG) awardees have recently submitted their final reports to TIRF. In this piece, we share information about those grantees’ studies. Click on any of the grantees’ names to read summaries of their doctoral work. Chris Bacon Title of Project: Language Ideology and Policy
This week I missed a very important deadline. The manuscript for a book I’ve been writing for over a year was due to the publisher on May 27th, but somehow I’d gotten in my head that May 31st was the deadline. Well, to be fair – I didn’t actually miss
Editor’s note: The following piece is shared with TIRF Today readers by Jackie Kerstetter, who is the Director of Communications for the Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning (C-SAIL), as well as the founder of Alessi Communication & Design Co., which specializes in education policy and research outreach. For
Editor’s note: The following piece is shared with TIRF Today readers by Ms. Shannon Brook Olson, Curriculum Manager at Laureate Languages. The OLLReN 4th Annual Online Conference, organized by the Laureate-Cambridge Online Language Learning Research Network (OLLReN) in association with the IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG (LTSIG), gives both experienced and
TESOL Journal is seeking 200- to 300-word proposal abstracts for the 2020 Special Issue, “Exploring the Transformative Potential of English Language Teaching for Social Justice.” The guest editors of this issue are Dr. Deniz Ortaçtepe and Dr. Jason Martel, both from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Proposals
Two leading professional organizations in our field are currently offering their calls for proposals for their 2020 conferences. Please note the following details from TESOL International Association (TESOL) and the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). TESOL 2020 (TESOL International Association) Dates: March 31, 2019 – April 3, 2020 Location:
TIRF is pleased to announce its new publications activity – the TIRF Language Education in Review (LEiR) series. The aim of this exciting new series is to address some of the most salient issues affecting language education around the world, both today and in the near future. Papers in the
