The 2025 TESOL-TIRF Research Symposium, held online from June through September, successfully united educators, researchers, and graduate students worldwide under the theme “Where Curiosity Meets Collaboration.” This fully virtual event provided a dynamic platform for participants to delve into classroom-based research and evidence-informed practices across four thematic strands: classroom-based research

TIRF is excited to launch its new AI Show & Tell initiative, designed to support English language educators worldwide in exploring the innovative and practical use of AI tools in the classroom. This project reflects TIRF’s ongoing commitment to advancing English language education through research, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. The

We are pleased to announce the 2025 TIRF Kathleen M. Bailey Teacher-Research Award (TIRF Bailey Award) recipients! The TIRF Bailey Award honors Dr. Kathleen M. Bailey, who served as TIRF’s President and Chair of the Board of Trustees for over a decade, from 2009 to 2022. The award is meant

Dear TIRF Board Members and Supporters, On August 16th, I had the privilege of joining the International Conference on the Challenges of Chinese Language Education in the Digital Era, co-organized by East China Normal University and Crestar at RELC in Singapore. I was invited to serve as a panelist to share

This time of year marks the beginning of a new school term in a number of countries around the world, and we have a back-to-school gift for you. One of TIRF’s many resources is its collection of more than 260 reference lists. They may interest teachers, researchers, graduate students, teacher

From now until September 26th, all 11 volumes in the TIRF Routledge series, “Global Research on Teaching and Learning English,” will be on sale. Text on the Routledge website notes that these books offer a collection of previously unpublished empirical studies conducted by TIRF grant recipients throughout the world, as

TIRF is pleased to announce a major update to one of its cornerstone services: TIRF Talks. This refreshed initiative and redesigned web page reflect our ongoing commitment to supporting the global language education community with timely, accessible, and practical insights from leading scholars and practitioners. TIRF Talks has been re-envisioned

TIRF is proud to welcome Mr. Mark Jiapeng Wang as one of its newest Fellows! Mr. Wang is a remarkable leader whose life story and professional journey exemplify perseverance, vision, and service. As the founder and Chairman of the Board of United World Colleges (UWC) Changshu China and the China

Dear TIRF Board Members and Supporters, I recently had the pleasure of welcoming Charles Hung—the first TIRF Presidential Fellow—back to Macau during his summer break. I invited Charles and his family to dinner to learn more about his academic experience at Imperial College London, where he is currently pursuing a

Editor’s Note: Via our “Grantee Corner” column, we update our supporters on the activities of our various grantees. News about their publications and presentations, the completion of their final reports/deliverables to TIRF, awards/recognition they may receive, and so on will be highlighted from time to time in Grantee Corner. We

The proposal window for the TIRF-British Council Research Mentoring Awards (RMA) program remains open but will be closing soon. Please note all proposals must be submitted by July 31st. The RMA program is designed to assist doctoral candidates in eligible countries. Selected applicants will receive mentoring services from TIRF along

Dear TIRF Board Members and Supporters, I hope this message finds you well. As we continue to navigate a time of profound change and opportunity, I am writing to invite your strategic thinking and collaboration on the future development of TIRF in the digital era. Specifically, I would like to

TIRF is now opening up sponsorship of its reference lists to individuals – meaning there is a new opportunity available for you to support research in language education while both assisting TIRF and promoting topics in our field you view as important. For US $100 a year, you can sponsor

Are you responsible for supervising doctoral students conducting research in English language education and/or applied linguistics? Do your research students have good ideas but are unsure about how to pose and address effective research questions? Do they need help with research methods that may not be within your areas of