We are pleased to announce that Global Perspectives on Language Education Policies, edited by TIRF Trustees Dr. Jodi Crandall and Dr. Kathi Bailey, is now in press! This volume will mark the fifth in the TIRF-Routledge series, Global Research on Teaching and Learning English. The series features the work of

As an activity that is consistent with our mission and guided by our research priorities, the Foundation is pleased to share a recent paper published by Cambridge English Language Assessment, a long-time TIRF partner. The paper, The Impact of Multilingualism on Global Education and Language Learning, is authored by Dr.

Editor’s note: The content below is being shared from the website of ILTA – The International Language Testing Association, which offers annually its Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC). The theme of next year’s LTRC is “Language Assessment in Times of Movement, Transition, and Change.” The colloquium will be held from

The end of September signifies different things in different contexts. In the northern hemisphere, it marks the end of summer. In the southern hemisphere, it is the beginning of spring. For students and teachers whose school year starts in September or late August, it is a time of settling down

TIRF’s Board of Trustees realizes 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 noted above, this past month I had the great pleasure of attending the Multicultural Education Conference (MECA) in Anaheim, California. For me, the highlight of the conference was a presentation by Silvia Mendez, a civil rights activist who is now 81 years old. She was an amazing speaker –

TIRF is now in its 16th year of awarding Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDGs). It is because of the help of our wonderful sponsors over the years that we have been able to sustain our flagship program, which continues to grow in size each year. This year for the first time

Just in time for the start of new academic semesters around the world, TIRF is pleased to report to its readers that there have been major updates to its “References” section of its website. Please be sure to share this information widely with your colleagues! Several new topics have been

We are pleased to share the news that TIRF’s “Online Language Teacher Education: Participants’ Experiences and Perspectives” report is now available to download as an e-Book, a first-ever venture in TIRF’s commissioned papers efforts. The report was authored by Dr. Denise Murray and TIRF Trustee Dr. MaryAnn Christison. Although the

Editor’s note: TIRF Trustee Nick Saville, Director of Research and Thought Leadership at Cambridge English, shares details from the LTRC event held in June earlier this year. As highlighted in TIRF’s June Newsletter, the 39th Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) took place in Bogotá, Colombia in July. It was the

The ASEAN-ELT conference secretariat invites the ELT community to participate at its first conference, to be held March 15-17, 2018. The conference will convene in Melaka, Malaysia, a UNESCO World Heritage City. The theme of the conference is “Maximizing the Potential in ASEAN Diversities through the English Language.” The deadline

This month, MECA, the Multicultural Education Conference in Anaheim, was organized by Anaheim University and hosted by The Academia Foundation in Anaheim, California. The presentations addressed a wide range of topics that appeal to the teachers, administrators, and teacher trainees interested in multicultural education and intercultural communication. Topics discussed included

We are pleased to share with our readers that Dr. Melanie van den Hoven completed her doctorate at Durham University earlier this year. Dr. van den Hoven is one of nine TIRF Sheikh Nahayan Fellows who were granted awards from TIRF between 2008 and 2010. Dr. van den Hoven’s study

Editor’s note: In this piece, TIRF Trustee Michael Carrier shares information about his activities to support language education in the UK. A TIRF Trustee has just taken up a new government committee appointment to support the language education sector in the UK. Michael Carrier has been asked to take on