IATEFL BESIG
Business English Special Interest Group
We are pleased to welcome you to the IATEFL BESIG website. Here we have the most complete, comprehensive, and current information and resources for business English practitioners. This collection of top talks, materials, and insights from the largest organization of BE professionals around the world is available to our valued members. We invite you to follow us on our social media channels and to take part in our online events to see what IATEFL BESIG offers you.
About Us
IATEFL is a membership organisation which provides support and networking opportunities for students and professionals of EFL around the world.
BESIG is one of the IATEFL Special Interest Groups.
With over 400 members from all over the world, we are one of the largest professional bodies that represents the interests and serves the needs of the international business English teaching community.
IATEFL BESIG brings together business English teachers, teacher trainers, materials writers, and others interested in the teaching of English for business-related purposes.
Our mission is to link, develop and support business English language teaching professionals worldwide.
We do this by:
Forging relationships with business and educational organisations to keep up-to-date with business learners’ needs and the teaching resources to meet these needs
Partnering with business teachers’ associations around the world to share best practices
Raising members’ awareness of global issues in a business context.
IATEFL BESIG offers members and non-members a wide range of possibilities for continued professional development and networking.
Members enjoy the following additional benefits:
The IATEFL BESIG magazine, Business Issues, published twice a year
Reduced fees for the IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference
Reduced fees for the annual IATEFL BESIG conference and online events.
A chance to win a scholarship to the annual IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference
A chance to win the IATEFL BESIG Facilitator Scholarship to the IATEFL Annual Conference.
Become a member of BESIG to:
be part of an active network of educators and researchers around the world, promoting the arts, film, literature and extensive reading in ELT
work with colleagues in a wide range of educational and cultural contexts
receive our newsletter filled with practical ideas and issues regarding the arts, film, literature and extensive reading in ELT
have the opportunity to publish in our newsletter
receive reduced rates at events and conferences organised by and in cooperation with IATEFL
get insights into a diversity of fields of language education
have access to our member resources, where we provide free articles, eBooks and other resources