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The TIRF Kathleen M. Bailey Teacher-Research Award (hereafter, the “TIRF Bailey Award”) is meant to recognize Dr. Bailey’s research, her lifelong commitment to teaching, and her desire to support and encourage research carried out by practicing English language teachers, as well as to honor her commitment to TIRF. The award

We are pleased to announce the addition of three new colleagues to TIRF’s Board of Trustees and the the re-election of three current Trustees. We will first highlight the newly elected Trustees and then report on the continuing Board members. Dr. Christine Coombe, Dr. Hanan Khalifa, and Ms. Mina Patel

Dear TIRF Colleagues and Friends, I hope this message finds you all in good health and high spirits. I wanted to share with you an incredible experience I had recently, which brought me back to the classroom after a long hiatus from teaching. As many of you know, I had

Did you know that you can show your support of TIRF and co-brand with the Foundation while elevating your organization’s brand for just 28 cents per day? How? Sponsor a TIRF reference list for just $100! What are the benefits? There are many – here are four: Just recently, TIRF

The Foundation’s year-end fundraising efforts were well rewarded. In fact, 2023 proved to be an excellent year for TIRF fiscally – one we are planning to build upon throughout 2024. In this piece, we highlight our annual appeal and overall financial performance from last year. TIRF’s year-end fundraiser stretched from

The application window for TIRF’s 2024 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition is now open. The Foundation’s flagship program is designed to provide awards for doctoral students nearing the completion of their studies. Along with our long-standing partners (Cambridge English [part of the Cambridge University Press & Assessment] and the British

We are pleased to announce the co-recipients of the 2024 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research on Language Planning and Policy in Educational Contexts. Dr. Kate Mahoney, Dr. Karen E. Lillie, Dr. Kellie Rolstad, Dr. Jeff MacSwan, Ms. Natalie DuBois, and Dr. Tom Haladyna have been selected as this

Dear TIRF Colleagues and Friends, As 2023 draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest appreciation for the unwavering dedication, support, and hard work the TIRF community has contributed to our work this year. Your commitment and tireless efforts have been instrumental in shaping

Earlier this month, TESOL International Association hosted a live online town hall to release its 2023-2027 research directions. In this piece, we share information about how TIRF supporters can learn more. TESOL’s Research Professional Council working group led the charge in creating the new research directions. The initiative involved collecting

As 2023 winds to a close, we are pleased to tell you that TIRF’s collection of reference lists has been updated. There are now free reference lists on 247 topics of interest to researchers, language teachers, program administrators, test developers, policymakers, materials writers, and others in our field. The reference

We are pleased to announce the publication of Research on English Language Teaching and Learning in the Middle East and North Africa, the latest volume in the TIRF-Routledge “Global Research on Teaching and Learning English” Series. This volume is an anniversary publication volume – the 10th volume in the “Global

TIRF’s year-end fundraiser is nearly completed. While we are extremely grateful for the generous contributions received to date, we have a great deal of work to do. We have reached only 43% of our $10,000 goal, or roughly $4,300. We remain very hopeful that supporters like you will help us

We are pleased to announce the opening of TIRF’s 2024 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition. The commencement of the current DDG program offering marks the 23rd consecutive year the Foundation will make awards to doctoral students around the world. Once again, there are two types of DDGs being offered by

Dear TIRF Colleagues and Friends, TIRF recently conducted a successful review for the English Language Center at United International College in Zhuhai, China. After the review was completed, I invited two TIRFers to join me in Macao, Trustee David Nunan and Chief Operating Officer Ryan Damerow. During our evening together