27.419, FYI: TOEFL® YSS: Research Grants for Graduate Students

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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:20:24
From: Veronika Timpe-Laughlin [vlaughlin at ets.org]
Subject: TOEFL® YSS: Research Grants for Graduate Students

 
ETS is pleased to announce the Research Grants for Graduate Students under the
TOEFL® Young Students Series (YSS).

Applications should be submitted via email to TOEFLYS at ets.org by March 31,
2016.

For further information, please visit
https://www.ets.org/toefl/grants/young_students_grad_student_research_grants/ 

TOEFL® Young Students Series Research Program: Research Grants for Graduate
Students — 2016 Call for Proposals

Purpose:
The Research Grants for Graduate Students under the TOEFL® Young Students
Series (YSS) are designed to support foundational research that promotes
high-quality language assessment related to young English learners between the
ages of 8 and 15. The YSS Research Grants for Graduate Students are offered to
students enrolled in masters and doctoral programs in language testing,
language education, applied linguistics or related fields. Priority for the
Research Grants for Graduate Students will be given to foundational research
related to young students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL).

Eligibility: 
Students enrolled in graduate (masters and doctoral) programs in institutions
around the world in language testing, language education, applied linguistics,
or related fields.

Amount of grant:  Up to US $5,000

Research Topics:

Potential research topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Theory of language development in young English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
learners
- Domain analysis of communication skills for young EFL learners
- English education and assessment practices for young EFL learners
- Policy related to the assessment of young EFL learners
- Language development patterns of young EFL learners (including meta-analyses
and studies that analyze longitudinal data)
- Innovations in learning or assessment of young EFL learners
- The types of assessment or other evidence teachers use to inform the
teaching and learning of young EFL learners
- Impact of large-scale standardized language assessments on young EFL
learners, teachers, parents and society
- Cognitive and affective factors that influence language development in young
EFL learners

Important Dates:
March 31, 2016 - Proposals due
May 20, 2016 - Notifications sent to grant winners
July 2016  - Tentative project start date

Application and Proposal Process:
Proposal materials must be submitted electronically via email to
TOEFLYS at ets.org by 11:59 p.m. U.S. ET on March 31, 2016.
 



Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics





 



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