On Sunday, 13 January, the IATEFL BESIG Online Team hosted the webinar titled “Language Coaching in a Business Environment” with Gabriella Kovács ACC. In this webinar we looked at how language coaching supports language learners, users in a business setting and…
On Sunday, 2 December, the IATEFL BESIG Online Team held a webinar titled “English for Specific Purposes: English for Finance and Banking” with Marjorie Rosenberg and Shanthi Cumaraswamy Streat. Our webinar saw one more turn to ESP, taking on the issue of teaching…
The 31st IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference in Iasi, Romania, was a memorable event full of inspiring talks, thought-provoking discussions, and friendly chats about the best practices in the sphere of Business English teaching. To give everyone another opportunity to reflect…
In our increasingly interconnected and globalising world, human resources professionals often need more English for their jobs. Therefore, on Sunday, 14 October, IATEFL BESIG held a webinar on “English for Specific Purposes – Teaching English for Human Resources” with Pete Rutherford.…
As you know IATEFL BESIG is run by volunteers. These include committee members who run the SIG, as well as several other volunteers who help with specific tasks. More details, including the benefits of volunteering, are available on the website.…
On Sunday, 2 September, we were delighted to welcome everyone for a sneak preview of what to expect at the BESIG Annual Conference in Iasi, Romania, from 16-18 November 2018. From the 80 exciting sessions on offer at the conference…
You are an experienced, qualified, professional Business English trainer. You know how to help your participants improve their language skills, and you regularly invest in professional development to become a better trainer. Your current course participants know this and trust…
We’ve just released Malta CS (Conference Selections) as an open access digital publication. But this year there’s even more to come and we’re really excited about that. This is already the sixth edition of our digital conference series at BESIG, so…
On 3 June, Rob Howard delivered a well-attended webinar on ‘Teaching Customer Service … with a smile.’ As a Neurolanguage Coach and an EFL teacher, Rob trains teachers on how to effectively lead their freelance business. He is the founder…