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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I recently joined this mailing list and wanted to share some information that may be helpful to subscribers. I
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">serve</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> as the
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">Volunteer President</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> for TIRF – The International Research Foundation for English Language Education. Earlier this year, we released an edited volume on teaching and learning English grammar</span><span style="color:#1F497D">,
co-published with Routledge</span><span style="color:#1F497D">. The book features a collection of
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">research </span><span style="color:#1F497D">papers on various topics related to grammar teaching and learning. If you’re interested in learning more, consider visiting the following link:
</span><a href="http://www.tirfonline.org/2015/01/second-tirf-routledge-publication-expected-in-march-2015/">http://www.tirfonline.org/2015/01/second-tirf-routledge-publication-expected-in-march-2015/</a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">One other resource I’d like to point out to subscribers is TIRF’s reference list on grammar and grammar instruction. The document includes a number of scholarly references on the topic of grammar, and would be
invaluable to individuals who are doing research on grammar or who wish to read more on the topic. The reference list, along with many others, is free to download on TIRF’s website here:
</span><a href="http://www.tirfonline.org/resources/references/">www.tirfonline.org/resources/references/</a><span style="color:#1F497D">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I look forward to following posts in this forum in the future.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best wishes, Kathi Bailey </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(Dr. ) Kathi Bailey<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor of Applied Linguistics, MIIS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">President of <a href="http://www.tirfonline.org/">TIRF</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First Vice President and Conference Chair, 2016, <a href="http://www.aaal.org/">
AAAL</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">@aaal16confteam<o:p></o:p></p>
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