22 June 2019 proved to be an important milestone for IATEFL BESIG, as on this day the IATEFL BESIG Online Team hosted the 3rd IATEFL BESIG Online Symposium. The theme of the event was Future-proofing Business English Teaching and was…
After a short break in April when the IATEFL BESIG took an active part in the IATEFL Annual Conference and Exhibition in Liverpool, on Sunday 5 May the IATEFL BESIG Online Team was back at work for our regular May…
On 3 March the IATEFL BESIG Online Team had a pleasure of welcoming everyone to yet another wonderful webinar. This time Rob Szabó took us through the process of product diversification at an EdTech firm raising questions and confronting dilemmas…
On Sunday, 3 February, the IATEFL BESIG Online Team held another well-attended webinar 'Going beyond intelligibility in BELF' with Katrin Lichterfeld, who was one of the keynote speakers at the IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference in Iasi in November 2018. Katrin…
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…