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Over the last year, we have been raising funds to support TIRF’s Russell N. Cambell (RNC) Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) award, a distinction bestowed annually upon the highest-rated DDG recipient. The RNC DDG is named after one of TIRF’s founding Trustees, the late Dr. Russ Campbell, a wonderful colleague to

We are pleased to announce the continuation of the TIRF-British Council Research Mentoring Awards (RMAs) program. The RMAs, first offered last year, are designed to support new researchers and improve the quality of research undertaken by students in doctoral programs within the field of English language education on issues of

Dear TIRF Colleagues and Friends, I am pleased to announce that TIRF has several open and upcoming calls for nominations and applications for several exciting opportunities. We encourage all eligible individuals to participate and take advantage of these programs. 1. DDG (Doctoral Dissertation Grants): TIRF is offering grants to support

Editor’s notes: The following announcement is shared with TIRF supporters by Cambridge University Press and has been adapted for the purposes of communications from TIRF. Language Teaching has announced the award of an essay prize which honors one of the Founding Editors of the journal. To compete for the prize (discussed below), individuals

Editor’s note: The following text is shared from TESOL International Association’s website, regarding its call for proposals for the 2025 TESOL Convention & English Language Expo. The annual TESOL convention offers English language teaching professionals and scholars from around the globe the premier opportunity for professional development. Educators and scholars

Editor’s note: In this piece, TIRF Trustees Anna Krulatz (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and MaryAnn Christison (University of Utah) along with Eliane Lorenz (Justus Liebig University Giessen) share their call for proposals for an edited volume with TIRF supporters. The working title of the volume is Using Multilingual

Throughout 2023 and the first few months of 2024, TIRF raised money to ensure long-term funding for the Foundation’s Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) program. By establishing the Russell N. Campbell (RNC) endowment, the grant offered each year by TIRF in the founding Trustee’s name could be awarded in perpetuity. In

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

The deadline for proposals for TIRF’s 2024 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition is arriving soon. The Foundation’s flagship program is designed to provide much-needed support 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

If you missed TIRF’s presentation at the 2024 TESOL Convention, we have good news to share. A slidecast has been created and posted to TIRF’s website and YouTube Channel. Click here to access the recording. The presentation is entitled “Generative AI and Language Education: An Exciting and Disruptive Era.” The

We are pleased to announce that MaryAnn Christison, TIRF Trustee and Co-chair of TIRF’s Research Advisory Committee, has received the Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Distinguished Mentor Award from the Graduate School at the University of Utah. The award honors the accomplishments of a faculty member who has demonstrated an

Members of TIRF’s Board of Trustees welcomed to its meeting last month its latest U.S. State Department Observer, Susan Bell. She is a member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor and is the Director of the Office of English Language Programs in the Department

The 2025 TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for Research in Language Policy and Planning in Educational Contexts nomination period is now open! For the 2025 program, a prize of $500 will be awarded for an article or chapter published in English and dealing with some aspect of language policy and/or

Dear TIRF Colleagues and Friends, On my way back from Tampa to Macau, my mind was full of memories from the wonderful experience of TIRF’s 25th-anniversary celebration on the cruise ship on March 21, 2024. Seventy former and sitting TIRF board members, partners, donors, Doctoral Dissertation Grant recipients, and friends were

The winners of TIRF’s 2023 Alatis Prize – Dr. Wayne Wright, Dr. Sovicheth Boun, and Dr. Virak Chan – leveraged the assistance of SciTube to further disseminate the findings of their award-winning research. The company produced a video that narrates the context of the study, its key takeaways, and other