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From http://www.ets.org/toefl/grants/el_researcher_practitioner_grant

ETS is happy to announce the fourth annual TOEFL English-language Researcher/Practitioner Grant Program. The purpose of the TOEFL English-language Researcher/Practitioner Grant program is to enable practitioners to become involved in ETS's efforts to promote English language learning and to support education and professional development for English-language teachers worldwide through ETS's assessments and services. This year’s specific program goal is to compile data from diverse language-learning contexts and to summarize the compiled data in order to better understand the complexities of English language learning and teaching.

Grantees will investigate changes in English-language proficiency levels in relation to teaching and learning in their particular contexts. Chiefly, grantees will:

-    administer the TOEFL iBT or TOEFL ITP test at least once before and after an instructional period
-    conduct student background surveys (provided by ETS)
-    collect student performance samples (e.g., audio or video recordings of speech and/or writing assignments)
-    organize and analyze the test and survey results
-    Technical assistance from ETS is available if needed.
-    write a research report that provides detailed descriptions of the instructional program, the test and survey administrations, performance samples, and analysis results

Successful applicants will receive funding of US$5,000–$10,000.

The deadline for receipt of application materials is September 30, 2015.

For full details go to http://www.ets.org/toefl/grants/el_researcher_practitioner_grant