Beginning in 2019, there are two changes made to TIRF’s research priorities. The first change is that the former list of priorities has been restructured and relabeled as “topics” under three macro categories: (1) Language Planning and Policy; (2) Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Preparation; and (3) Language Assessment. So, for example,
Editor’s note: In this piece, TIRF Trustee Michael Carrier highlights his activities at the IATEFL BESIG Conference in Romania last month. TIRF Trustee Michael Carrier was able to promote the work of TIRF in recent talks in Romania. Michael gave lectures at the Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine in
Paper Airplanes is an organization that sets up online English tutoring for language learners affected by conflict. The students are young adults, primarily in the age range of 18 to 35, who have been affected by conflict in the Middle East and North Africa. Most of the students are native
I am sure that most of our readers have explained idioms to language learners. I was thinking of an idiomatic expression the other day (perhaps because we’ve finally gotten some rain in California): a drop in the bucket. YourDictionary.com explains “a drop in the bucket” this way: “An effort or
According to the #GivingTuesday website, “GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the US) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus
Editor’s note: In this piece, TIRF Trustee Dr. Andy Curtis shares information about his and Dr. Liying Cheng’s recent conference activities in Japan at the IAFOR conference. Last month, from October 13th to 15th, the International Academic Forum, or IAFOR, held its 10th Annual International Asian Conference on Education, together
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Tony Acevedo has been elected as TIRF’s newest Board of Trustees member. In this piece, we provide background information about him. Mr. Anthony Acevedo is Academic Manager at Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (ICPNA), an accredited binational center in Lima, Peru. ICPNA promotes cultural
This is the season when I normally use the Chair’s Report as a vehicle to push our year-end appeal – asking people to support TIRF with financial gifts to keep the Foundation going. But this year, I’ve decided to take a different approach. This year I’m going to share TIRF’s
Editor’s note: In this piece, Allyson Niitani, a full-time student at the University of Puget Sound majoring in International Political Economics and Comparative Government, shares information about RILAE. Allyson is currently studying abroad at the Kanda University of International Studies in Japan and is an intern at the university’s Self-Access
Two TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG) recipients recently wrote to TIRF headquarters to share information about some exciting updates. In this piece, we note the accomplishments of Dr. Heidi Liu Banerjee and Dr. Jessie Curtis and provide information about some of their recent professional activities. We are pleased to share
Just recently, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, a nonprofit organization working to promote international education and exchange, recognized the professional accomplishments of TIRF Trustee Dr. Jun Liu at Stony Brook University (SBU). SBU, located in Long Island, New York, was highlighted as one of five institutions in 2018 receiving NAFSA’s
As my internship with TIRF draws to a close after only four short months, I’d like to share some parting thoughts. First, a bit of background—this internship has fulfilled a degree requirement for my Master’s in International Education Management (IEM) here at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
Earlier this 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 third quiz in the four-quiz series! We invite you to take this “TIRF test” between now and the end of January – click
One-point-six billion dollars. I can hardly imagine such a huge number. How many zeros are involved? I think in numerals it must be written as $1,600,000,000. Eight zeros after the one-point-six. That was the jackpot in the October U.S. mega-lottery last week. I’ve heard that the odds of winning are
