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TIRF DDG recipients

Recipients and Findings

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 and two 2020 awardees. (Since last year’s LTRC event was cancelled due to the pandemic, recognizing the 2019 grantees was not possible.)

Jacqueline Ross TOEFL® Dissertation Award

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

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Research in the Driver’s Seat at Cambridge

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

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Become a Recurring TIRF Donor!

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

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TIRF Trustee Activity: Updates from Michael Carrier

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

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IJLS Back Issues Now Available, Free to Download

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

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DDG Awardees’ Final Reports Now Available

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

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Research Spotlight: C-SAIL

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

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OLLReN 4th Annual Online Conference: CFP

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

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“TESOL Journal” Special Issue

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

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Call for Proposals for TESOL & AAAL Conferences

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:

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