Linguistics Doctoral Student Awarded TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant
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Linguistics doctoral student Negar Siyari has been awarded a coveted TIRF doctoral dissertation grant for the completion of her dissertation titled From Displacement to Empowerment: An Action Research Investigation of a Task-Based Approach to Teaching English to Afghan Newcomers in the US. Read the full announcement here: https://www.tirfonline.org/announcing-tirfs-2023-ddg-awardees/