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Congratulations to TIRF's 2023 DDG awardees! tirfonline.org/announcing-tir…

As the year draws to a close, we at TIRF are filled with gratitude for the incredible community that makes our work possible. Use this link to read our complete thank-you letter to TIRFers around the world: tirfonline.org/a-heartfelt-th…

TIRF and @duolingo are thrilled to announce the launch of the new TIRF-Duolingo Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG)! tirfonline.org/tirf-and-duoli…

@hawawa24434 Learn more about this year’s awardees and information about their research here: tirfonline.org/announcing-the…

Daniela Appelgren Muñoz, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile) @hawawa24434 (Hawa Mohammed), Wollo University (Ethiopia) Joko Slamet, Universitas Negeri Malang (Indonesia) Tran Thi Tuyet Mai, Hanoi University (Vietnam) Wilfred Madata, University of Dodoma (Tanzania)

Please join TIRF in congratulating the 2024 TIRF-British Council RMA recipients!

TIRF's 2025 Alatis Prize program is now open! Nominate a top paper in language planning and policy in educational contexts by October 4th! tirfonline.org/alatis-prize/

TESOL International Association’s Research Professional Council (RPC) has two exciting opportunities, regarding activities at the 2025 TESOL Convention in Long Beach, CA, USA. Submissions for both are due July 20th. Learn more: tirfonline.org/tesol-research….

A journalist from CRI participated in the event and wrote a story that has been read by nearly 600,000 people around the world, mostly from Mainland China. The following link can be automatically translated by Google Translate if opened in Google: cq.cri.cn/2024-05-13/29a…

TIRF co-hosted an event earlier this month in Chongqing, China. with SCIPE (Service Consortium of Chongqing for International People-to-People Exchange), entitled “Challenges and Opportunities in English Language Education: TIRF & SCIPE Forum in Chongqing, China 2024.”

There were approximately 80 people in attendance and another 400 individuals joined a livestream of the forum. The attendees can be described as university professors and officials, local educational bureau representatives, private enterprise owners, service providers, and others

Four speakers were featured: (1) Liu Jun, City University of Macau & TIRF; (2) Ryan Damerow, TIRF; (3) Zhang Meng, Sichuan International Studies University; and (4) Xu Yueting (former TIRF DDG awardee), School of Foreign Languages, South China Normal University

The Caroline Clapham IELTS Masters Award CFP is available; proposals are due June 30. The award is made to the top masters-level dissertation/thesis in English which makes a significant contribution to language testing. The award carries a prize of £1,000. ielts.org/researchers/aw…

TIRF Trustees Joan Kang Shin and Nick Saville have made their way to IATEFL 2024 in Brighton! iatefl.org/conference/bri…

The CFP deadline for ECOLT 2024 has been extended to May 15. ECOLT encourages students, teachers, researchers, and test developers to present papers and posters on projects related to language testing and assessment. View the call here: sites.google.com/view/ecolt/eco…

As climate change awareness increases globally, we can expect to see a much greater focus on climate action in all areas of life, including English language education. Check out the new TIRF Insights: Climate Change Education paper from TIRF and NGL! tirfonline.org/resource/tirf-…

ELT instructors can play a key role in helping students develop language skills to participate in the climate change debate. Bring climate change discussions into your classrooms with TIRF and NGL: Read TIRF Insights: Climate Change Education tirfonline.org/resource/tirf-…

Our session at the TESOL Convention in Tampa is TOMORROW! Join TIRF and its partners at 10am in Room 301 for our panel presentation on genAI! tirfonline.org/tirfs-activiti…

Our world faces a number of challenges. For many, the most serious global issue is climate change, driven by the unsustainable use of the planet’s resources. Read the TIRF Insights: Climate Change Education (CCE) paper to see how ELT is confronting CCE: tirfonline.org/resource/tirf-…

Join TIRF and its partners at the 2024 TESOL Convention in Tampa, FL for our colleague session, “Generative AI and Language Education: An Exciting and Disruptive Era”! tirfonline.org/tirfs-activiti…

Happy Lunar New Year to all TIRF supporters!