Earlier this month on December 10th, TIRF Trustee Dr. David Nunan, Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong, took part in a Q&A session with colleagues in China. The session was based on a presentation he prepared for members of Chengdu Duoweimingju (DWMJ) Institute of Education,

As December draws to an end, we will soon be celebrating both the solar and lunar new years. In this piece, TIRF Trustees and staff send you their holiday greetings. Kathi Bailey: I have just watched the December 2021 commencement ceremony here at MIIS, where several of my recent students

Autumn is traditionally a time of giving thanks. Here in the northern hemisphere, the Canadians have already celebrated their Thanksgiving Day. In the US, we will be celebrating on Thursday, November 25th. Thinking about this month’s Chair’s Report, I wondered about the etymology of the word thanks. A blog called

Editor’s note: The following piece was published on the website of TESOL International Association’s website on November 2nd and was authored by Stephanie Johnson. (Click here to view the original copy.) However, the quote from Dr. Andy Curtis was not included in the original and is unique to this article.

From November 12 to 14, the English Teachers’ Association-Republic of China (ETA-ROC) hosted both its 30th International Symposium on English Language Teaching and Learning and the 23rd International Conference and Workshop on TEFL and Applied Linguistics in Taipei, Taiwan. TIRF’s Vice President, Jun Liu, was the keynote speaker for the

On November 12th, former TIRF Trustee, Dr. Neil Anderson, Professor Emeritus of English Language Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at Brigham Young University–Hawaii, took park in a Q&A session with colleagues in China. The session was based on a presentation he prepared for members

#GivingTuesday is coming up next week – Tuesday, November 30th – and TIRF is hoping you will consider making a donation to the Foundation on a day designed to help nonprofit organizations during the giving season. According to the #GivingTuesday website, “GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by

We are excited to share with TIRF supporters our new-look website and revised logo! The results of a months-long process this summer behind the scenes at TIRF is a modern website with new functionality, refreshed features, an improved user experience, and a new color palate. These updates work together to