Editor’s note: The following announcement is being shared by Dr. Tony Clark, Senior Research Manager at Cambridge Assessment English. The IELTS partners invite educational institutions and suitably qualified individuals to apply for funding to undertake applied research projects in relation to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Financial support
Last year, we announced that TIRF would be offering a series of quizzes about its organizational and programmatic history. It is now time to release the fourth and final quiz! We invite you to take this “TIRF test” between now and the end of March – click here. And don’t
At TIRF, we understand that that not every one of our supporters is able to make a financial donation to the Foundation. With this idea in mind, there is an alternative way that you can help provide meaningful revenue for TIRF without actually making a donation to the Foundation. Amazon
As we continue to celebrate the 20th anniversary of TIRF’s founding, I am thinking of all the steps we have taken and the steps we are about to take. This train of thought is consistent with our slogan for this anniversary year: “Proud of Our Past, Focused on Our Future.”
Editor’s note: Dr. Curtis Kelly is a Professor of English at Kansai University in Osaka, Japan. In this piece, he shares information about MindBrainEd Think Tank journal with TIRF supporters. Research in the neuroscience and psychology of learning is advancing by leaps and bounds, but little of that work is
Editor’s note: Ms. Amy Sullivan is a MA TESOL alumna of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. In this piece, she provides information about the OASIS database and its usefulness for language education professionals. The OASIS (Open Accessible Summaries in Language Studies) database, according to its website, provides summaries
Earlier this month, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was observed in the United States. His granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King, laid a wreath at her grandfather’s tomb. Yolanda King says she knows her family history and wants to use it to forward her grandfather’s mission. NBC News correspondent Rehema Ellis asked
With the turn of the calendar to a new year behind us, TIRF is busy preparing for its activities at the 2019 TESOL International Convention and English Language Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The convention is offered from March 12-15, 2019. The Foundations’ session this year is entitled “Where Global
TIRF’s 2019 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition is underway. 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 to US $5,000 per award. The deadline for
Just last month, TIRF announced its new TIRF Masters Research Grants (MRG) Program. In 2019, the Foundation will consider masters-level research proposals from individuals enrolled in masters programs at universities in Chinese-speaking contexts. During the pilot year, applications will be accepted from masters students in Chinese-speaking contexts, including individuals living
Editor’s Note: In this piece, two current and one former TIRF Board members share memories of TIRF Trustee Emerita Professor Antonieta Celani. Lorraine de Matos, General Manager of Cultura Inglesa in São Paulo, Brazil and TIRF Trustee, as well as a close personal friend of Prof. Celani, has shared the
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research on Language Planning and Policy in Educational Contexts. Dr. Nelson Flores, Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Sofía Chaparro, Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Denver, have been named
As December draws to an end each year, TIRF is busy preparing to launch a new competition for its Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) program. And this year is no different – we are happy to announce that, as a result of the wonderful support from Cambridge Assessment English, the British
We are very excited to announce a new partnership TIRF has formed with Words Up Your Way in The People’s Republic of China. Over the next three years, the Foundation will be offering the TIRF Masters Research Grants (MRG) Program to masters-level students in specific Chinese-speaking regions of the world.
