Editor’s note: In this Partner Update, we inform TIRF supporters about several awards from Educational Testing Service (ETS). The copy below has been adapted from ETS’ announcements for the purposes of TIRF communications. Ockey & Chapelle TOEFL Language Assessment Research Award The TOEFL program at ETS and the Language Assessment
We are pleased to announce that the entire collection of scholarly citations posted to TIRF’s Reference Lists webpage has been updated with citations through 2024. In addition, eight new reference lists have been added recently, bringing the total number to 259. The new topics are (1) Artificial Intelligence in Language
The application window for TIRF’s 2025 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) program is now open. The Foundation’s flagship program is designed to provide awards for doctoral students nearing the completion of their studies. There are three different types of DDGs offered from TIRF and its partners this year. Once again, we
We are pleased to share information about our new TIRF Research & Development Intern, Vinita Abichandani! As an intern at TIRF, her role involves supporting the TIRF Talks initiative, which connects professional speakers with global organizations involved in English language education. Her key responsibilities include collecting and organizing speaker profiles,
TIRF is pleased to announce the re-election of Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall and Mr. Michael Carrier, as well as the election of Dr. Joyce Kling, to its Board of Trustees. Jodi and Michael will each continue their service with an additional three-year term, while Joyce returns to the Board after
Spring has nearly sprung in the northern hemisphere, which means that the 2025 TESOL Convention & Expo is nearly upon us! In this piece, we highlight our activities at the upcoming Convention taking place in Long Beach, California, USA. TIRF will host its spring Board meeting on Tuesday, March 18th.
Editor’s note: In this piece, we share details about an international symposium TIRF is co-hosting with United International College, its partner in Zhuhai, China. The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping various sectors, with education being one of the most profoundly impacted. As AI technologies advance, they offer
Late last month, with just four days remaining before our year-end fundraiser was drawing to an end, we reported that we were $11,000 short of our goal. The outlook for reaching our annual campaign’s target was bleak. It seemed we were going to fall short of fully matching TIRF’s Trustees’
The application window for TIRF’s 2025 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) program is now open. The Foundation’s flagship program is designed to provide awards for doctoral students nearing the completion of their studies. There are three different types of DDGs offered from TIRF and its partners this year. Once again, we
We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2025 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research on Language Planning and Policy in Educational Contexts. Dr. Crissa Stephens, Independent Scholar, has been selected as this year’s recipient of TIRF’s Alatis Prize. Her article is entitled “Invisible Policy Brokers: The Political
Editor’s note: In this piece, we offer a ChatGPT-generated summary of TIRF’s newly approved Strategic Plan. The text has undergone revisions by a TIRF staff member and is shared with our supporters below. Just last month, TIRF’s Board of Trustees approved a new Strategic Plan for TIRF – an activity
Dear TIRF Board Members and Supporters, I recently traveled to Malaysia to fulfill a promise made two months ago. I was invited back to Perak to conduct a one-day workshop for approximately 100 Malaysian English teachers who instruct high school students. In Perak, nearly 95% of students in night high
Editor’s note: The following announcement is shared from colleagues at the British Council and has been adapted for TIRF communications. The British Council’s “New Directions in Language Assessment” conference in LATAMwill take placein Mexico City, Mexico on May 16-17, 2025, which will convene under the theme: “Meeting the Moment: Diverse Language Assessment
Editor’s Note: Via our “Grantee Corner” column, we will 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 they may receive, and so on will be highlighted from time to time in Grantee Corner.
