In last month’s newsletter, we announced our 2017 TIRF Alatis Prize awardee. For her article entitled, “Producing Change and Stability: A Scalar Analysis of Paraguayan Bilingual Education Policy Implementation” (Linguistics and Education, Volume 34), Dr. Katherine Mortimer (Assistant Professor, University of Texas at El Paso), was named as this year’s

Valentine’s Day was celebrated in some countries this past month. The history of this celebration is somewhat murky, since it is associated with both a martyr in the Catholic church and a pagan fertility festival. But since the 1400’s, it has been associated with the exchange of letters. In the

We live in a time of change and challenge. Dictionary.com defines change as a transformation or modification, an alteration; variety, novelty, or deviation; the substitution of one thing for another; the passing from one place, state, form, or phase to another. That same website defines challenge as a call or

TIRF (The International Research Foundation for English Language Education) announced today the recipient of its 2017 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research on Language Planning and Policy in Educational Contexts. Dr. Katherine Mortimer, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), was named as this year’s recipient of

Editor’s note: In this piece, Sophie Thompson (University of York), Alison Mackey (Georgetown University), Emma Marsden (University of York), and Luke Plonsky (Georgetown University) share information about IRIS. IRIS is a web-based repository of research instruments and tools for use in second language research. It is a freely accessible resource

In an announcement on TESOL International Association’s website, Dr. Dudley Reynolds, President of TESOL, wrote the following: “In celebration of the 50th anniversary of TESOL International Association, the Summit on the Future of the TESOL Profession will bring together a group of TESOL thought leaders, policy makers, and industry professionals

The end of the calendar year typically marks an exciting time for TIRF, as we have a tradition of opening the next year’s Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition. We are pleased to announce that we are once again able to offer our DDGs in 2017. The Foundation’s DDG program is

During the year-end holiday season, we always enjoy providing our newsletter readers with a practical gift they may utilize in the year to come. With the spirit of giving in mind, we are happy to share that we have been busy producing new reference lists and updating existing topics on

We are pleased to announce that long-standing TIRF Trustee Dr. Jun Liu has been elected to serve as TIRF’s first Vice President. This new leadership position was established and entered into TIRF’s official bylaws earlier this year. Serving alongside TIRF President Kathi Bailey and members of the Foundation’s Executive Committee,

ETS (Educational Testing Service) and Routledge are happy to announce the launch of a new book series entitled Innovations in Language Learning and Assessment at ETS. Edited by John Norris, James Purpura, Steven Ross, and Xiaoming Xi, the goal of this series is to publish books that (A) document the

As I am writing this Chair’s Report for the December 2016 issue of TIRF Today, I am somewhat distracted by thinking about all the things I have to do today. The to-do list is long and intimidating because tomorrow I am leaving home on an eight-hour drive to Southern California

As the end of one year comes to an end and another is set to begin, our Trustees wanted to send their holiday greetings to our many newsletter readers around the world. You will find their notes to you just below, alongside photo from the areas where they live.  

Dear TIRF Supporter, As you may have read in TIRF’s November newsletter, #GivingTuesday is upon us and TIRF could really use your help. With this email, I am asking for you to please donate to TIRF. Shortly after sending the November edition of TIRF Today last week, I received some

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