Call for Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Proposals
TIRF is pleased to announce new doctoral dissertation fellowships, funded by a gracious donation by Sheik Nahayan, UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. These fellowships will fund research in English language teaching for the next three years. The deadline for application is February 29, 2008 . doctoral dissertation research in the field of applied linguistics/English language education in the Arab world The International Research Foundation for English Language Education was created in 1999 as an international, non-profit foundation. Its aim is to generate new knowledge and to collect and organize existing knowledge about the teaching and learning of English as a second or foreign language for the purposes of informing educational policy; improving classroom practices; and, ultimately, expanding educational, occupational, and social opportunities for individuals in a global society. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of scholars, authors,