Chris Bates, Interfas, a management consultancy co. in Taiwan, Kumiko Murata, Waseda University, Tim Craig, Doshisha UniversityJALT Business Communication SIG, Kansai University, SIETAR Kansai, and the JALT Osaka, Kyoto & Nankyu chapters are proud to present the “Business and Intercultural Negotiation” conference, to be held July 1st and 2nd 2017, at Kansai University, Osaka. The […]

Sue Starfield (UNSW) , Bertha Du-Babcock (City Uni HK) , Masako Terui (Kindai) This is the fourth ESP Symposium offered by the JALT CUE SIG, this year in collaboration with the JALT BizCom SIG. The ESP Symposium features three plenary speakers, two from overseas, and one from within Japan, with a broad range of expertise […]

Donna FujimotoThe Contrast Culture Method (CCM) is an intercultural training approach which can be effectively used in many different contexts (classrooms, businesses, teacher training, etc.) It is a collaborative process where the goal is to raise awareness of cultural and value differences that can affect our decisions and behavior. The method was first developed in […]

Alan Simpson is the moderatorIn collaboration with the IATEFL BESIG members, and attendees from around the world: Q1) How do business people, in your experience use online tools? Q2) What do you think are effective online training tools and how do they relate to workplace usage? Q3) What do you think about the trend to […]

Many, many Business English trainers from around the world!!!Join us as we travel the world with the 3rd IATEFL BESIG Online Symposium. This year will feature JALT BizCom SIG from Japan, ELT@I BESIG from India, the IATEFL Hungary BESIG, IATEFL Poland BESIG, ELTABB from Germany, BRAZ-TESOL BESIG from Brazil, APIBA from Argentina and the IATEFL […]

Todd Beuckens (founder of elllo.org)(Update: Here is a link to the YouTube channel with the video of the event.) 1. Todd Beuckens: Creating and monetizing a product has never been easier due to advances in technology. As a result, many educators are interested in self-funding their own products. This presentation will look at three main […]

VariousOpen Mic 2.0: Business Concepts: 25 September, room opens at 6:45 for 7:00-9:00pm event (followed by mix ‘n’ mingle 9:00-10:00pm) Presentations: 1. Mike Hadas – From Teaching Ideas to Online Products 2. Tamanna Patel – Teaching Business Writing Using Smart Templating Software 3. Philip Riccobono – Self-publishing: First Book to Market 4 Christopher G. Haswell […]

Business Communication SIG (BizCom) https://jalt.org/groups/sigs/business-communication JALT Business Communication Special Interest Group aims to develop the discipline of teaching English conducive to participation in the world business community, involving all aspects of business communication, business skills and business focused training. BizCom SIG: Presentation:  Corporate Monolingualism in Japan and Its Adverse Implications by Saeko O. Ujiie Forum: SIG […]

On December 27, beginning at 4 p.m., the JALT Business Communication SIG will present an online end-of-year forum. It will be in English and will be approximately 40 minutes on Zoom. Fee: Free Mr. Naotake Murayama, a Japanese startup entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley, will deliver a presentation tentatively titled “5 Problems and Solutions: How […]

The JALT Business Communication SIG will host this year’s first online forum. It will discuss communication issues in translating contracts and legal documents, inviting Mr. Akira Nagasaki, an international lawyer. The presentation will be in English and last approximately 40 minutes on Zoom, followed by a Q&A session. Date and time: Friday, February 9, 2024, […]

The JALT Business Communication SIG and Waseda University Global Career Alumni Association will jointly host a special session discussing the communication challenges faced by multilingual traders in the international financial market, inviting a foreign exchange and currency market expert who has experience working in London and Tokyo. She also served as Senior VP at the […]

This year’s BzCom SIG Year-end Forum will focus on the transformative power of communication to bridge former adversaries. The forum will delve into the intricate relationship between John Hersey, the American journalist and author of Hiroshima, and Kiyoshi Tanimoto, the Japanese pastor who facilitated Hersey’s groundbreaking narrative by connecting him with Hiroshima survivors. The event will […]