Latest News & Announcements

Announcing TIRF’s 2018 DDG Competition

With the New Year just around the corner, we are pleased to announce the opening of TIRF’s 2018 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition.

The Foundation’s DDG program is designed to provide awards for doctoral students nearing the completion of their studies. TIRF recently released its 2018 DDG call for proposals (CFP) on its website. Please click here to read the 2018 DDG CFP.

Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Language Assessment Research

Midwest Association of Language Testers (MwALT) award aims to recognize research that has been carried out by a graduate student in a master’s or doctoral program. For this award, students are encouraged to submit papers that investigate any area of language assessment that involve quantitative and/or qualitative analysis, such as data-driven empirical work or conceptual work (e.g., a literature review, meta analysis, etc.). Projects may address world languages, less-commonly-taught foreign languages, or English as a second or foreign language.

TIRF's 2017 DDG Competition Now Open

TIRF – The International Research Foundation for English Language Education – is pleased to announce its 2017 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition. Grants of up to US $5,000 will be made to successful applicants investigating a range of topics in English language education. The application deadline is Wednesday, April 26, 2017.

Position Opening at Teachers College University of Columbia

Language Program Director

The Applied Linguistics & TESOL Programs at Teachers College, Columbia University seeks a Full-Time Language Program Director.  This position entails directing two related programs: the Community Language Program (CLP) and the TESOL Certificate Program (TCP). The CLP provides English and foreign language instruction to adult learners and is an onsite language lab for students and faculty in TESOL and Applied Linguistics. The TCP offers a Summer full-time intensive program as well as a part-time Fall-Spring program.

Hornby Scholarship Applications for MA in ELT now open for 2017/18

The applications are now open for the 2017/18 Hornby Scholarship. Eligible applicants for the scholarship award must have at least two years’ full-time ELT experience and a full university degree, and must be a citizen of the country from which they apply. Warwick University also requires a currently valid IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any of the categories. The Hornby Scholarships are intended to support experienced English language teachers who have the potential to make a significant future contribution to English language teaching and teachers in their countries.

Job Opening at Columbia University: Language Program Director

The Applied Linguistics & TESOL Programs at Teachers College, Columbia University seeks a Full-Time Language Program Director. This position entails directing two related programs: the Community Language Program (CLP) and the TESOL Certificate Program (TCP). The CLP provides English and foreign language instruction to adult learners and is an onsite language lab for students and faculty in TESOL and Applied Linguistics. The TCP offers a Summer full-time intensive program as well as a part-time Fall-Spring program.

Vacancy at the University of Wisconsin - Madison

WIDA is seeking a Content Development Specialist to join the Assessment Team. This is a full-time position based at The University of Wisconsin-Madison. POSITION SUMMARY: The Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is home to the WIDA Project (wida.us), a leader in the development of products and services intended to support the needs of English language learners (ELLs) and their educators.

LTTC-GEPT RESEARCH GRANTS FOR 2017-2018

The Language Training and Testing Center (LTTC) is now accepting applications for LTTC-GEPT Research Grants for 2017-2018. Grants of up to NT$1,800,000 (approx. US$60,000) per research project will be awarded to qualified proposals this year. Educational institutions and individual researchers with relevant experience are invited to apply for funding of research related to the GEPT and the GEPT Kids.

IATEFL/TESOL Joint Web Conference 2016

Come and join us for the IATEFL and TESOL International Association joint web conference. The conference will be held 17–19 November, 2016. We invite you to explore the following themes: Day 1 (17 November): World Englishes The varieties of English used by different groups and/or in different parts of the world (including varieties used among second language users), representing local varieties, such as Indian English or Singaporean English, many developed in geographies influenced by a former history of colonialism.