BEST of Business English SIG 2

Best of BESIG 2 will include:

Teaching tips for teachers of Business English,

Relationships between Professional English and other disciplines,

English for Professionals and the use of technology,

New materials, but more importantly, innovative ways on how teachers can use them,
Discussions on the trends, evolution and future directions of Business English.

Plenary Speaker:

Andy Hewitson, Head of Teacher Training at Siemens

Speakers:

Ann Claypole (LinguaServe) Teaching Business English in a Virtual World
Anna Cowper (Macmillan) Have You Got What it Takes to Get Published?
Anthony Green (Bari University) Italy Business English Listening and Reading Skills - let's separate them
Adrian Tennant (IATEFL) Method or Madness?
Duncan Baker (Marketing and Administration Director - Lydbury English Centre Ltd.) Negotiating in English
Ian Bell (TESOL France) Teaching trends: What and How should we be teaching?
Maurice Claypole (LinguaServe) Translation in the Business English Classroom
Vanessa Street (Université du Littoral) Transferable Skills: From Private Business Language Training to Public University Education
Stephen Ferron (IATEFL) Life After Business English
Bob Dignen (York Associates) Intercultural competence - leveraging the world's diversity
Sab Will (TESOL France) Internet in the Classroom
Eric Baber (Cambridge University Press) Move along, now: From Web 1.0 to 2.0 - and back again?

An exciting event, jam-packed with:
Twelve speakers to choose from
Our esteemed plenary speaker, Andy Hewitson
Catered lunch
Pecha kucha
Reception
Coffee and refreshments
Dinner with a Parisian
On-site bookseller

Free for TESOL France, IATEFL BESIG members and speakers
Non-member registration fee: €25
Catered lunch: €4 (click the appropriate box when registering)
Dinner: not included with registration (sign-up on the day of the event)

For additional Info
http://www.tesol-france.org/Besig2008.php

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