The competition for the 2020 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts will open on May 1st. 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 all those who were unable to attend the TESOL Convention last month in Atlanta, Georgia, TIRF is pleased to share access to a slidecast (which features the PPT slides used during the talk matched with the audio from the session) of its organizational presentation hosted on Friday, March 15th.

Last year in February, the Foundation announced a series of four quizzes that were developed to help commemorate TIRF’s 20th anniversary. And, as promised, TIRF has selected one of the individuals who successfully answered all five questions on one or more of the quizzes. (Click here to review the quizzes

TIRF 2016 Doctoral Dissertation Grantee, Dr. Jessie Curtis, received an outstanding accolade from her alma matter, Rutgers University. For her doctoral dissertation, entitled “Building Multilingual Communities of Practice,” Jessie has been recognized with Rutgers’ Dr. Arleen H. Urban Excellence in Education Award. The Award was established in 2017 to honor

According to its website, the L2 Journal is an open-access, fully refereed, interdisciplinary journal which aims to promote the research and the practice of language learning and teaching. It publishes articles in English on all aspects of applied linguistics broadly conceived, i.e., second language acquisition, second language pedagogy, bilingualism and

Are you interested in a volunteer teaching opportunity to help individuals affected by conflict? If so, you might consider getting involved with Paper Airplanes. The students in the Paper Airplanes project are young adults, primarily in the age range of 18 to 35, who have been affected by conflict in

April has been National Poetry Month in the United States. One purpose of this event is to provide resources and ideas for teachers, so that they can bring poetry into their classrooms. I decided to look up some poems about April – or at least poems that refer to April

Educational Testing Service (ETS), a long-time TIRF partner, currently has several types of grant opportunities available. These grants are of interest to researchers and graduate students. Although the deadline for letters of intent for two of the available grants is rapidly approaching, the other grant program’s deadline is not until

Editor’s note: The content below has been adapted from a recent announcement by the journal, Language Testing. The editors of Language Testing are currently accepting proposals from prospective guest editors for the 2021 special issue of the journal. Each year, Language Testing devotes a special issue to papers focused on

Now that the work and the exhilaration of TIRF’s spring meeting is over, I can pause and reflect a bit on what has happened. We have just finished a year-long celebration of TIRF’s founding. It was voted into existence by the TESOL Board of Directors in June 1998, and over

During the 2019 TESOL Convention in Atlanta, Georgia earlier this month, TIRF held its annual spring Board meeting and hosted its organizational session at the conference. Details of both events are provided below. TIRF’s Board meeting involved a range of complex issues. As the Foundation’s presence in our field has

Earlier this month, TIRF entered into a five-year partnership with Chengdu Duoweimingju (DWMJ) Institute of Education, which is an educational research institute based in Chengdu, China. TIRF will help meet the professional development needs of DWMJ’s growing base of language education professionals. As part of its work, DWMJ serves as

Although TIRF’s activities detailed in the lead story of the March issue of TIRF Today involved a number of business-related issues, there were two other events that were purely celebratory in nature. Why, you ask? Because the Foundation was celebrating its 20th anniversary, and it did so in grand fashion!

There is less than one month left to apply for a 2019 TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG). The Foundation’s flagship program is designed to provide awards for doctoral students nearing the completion of their studies. Along with our long-standing partners, the Foundation is offering DDGs in the amount of up