“The Language is just the beginning”: Researching BELF use
On 17 February 2024, Dr. Tone Holt Nielsen highlighted how to apply research on BELF use in meetings to teaching and assessment practices. Her talk was based…
Responses from Tiina Räisänen – article discussion 23/09/23
After a lively discussion of “Towards a Richer Understanding of Language and Identity in the MNC: Constructing Cosmopolitan Identities Through ‘English’”,
Building Linguacultural Competence into a Business English Textbook
In his presentation on 28/01/2023, Lucas Peltonen put forward some questions:
• How can we improve the linguacultural competency of Business English
speakers?
Integrating BELF and intercultural communication in digital teaching
On 26 November 2022, our continuously growing BELF community was happy to learn about a joint virtual project of two business schools using digital tools for…
Teaching BELF communication strategies
Fifteen business trainers from all over the world, this time also from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, met to have a conversation about BELF…
Dynamics of teaching ‘BELF’ for business interactions
We were extremely pleased that Dr. Anne Kankaanranta took us on an exciting journey in our first session of “Conversations about BELF” on 4 June 2022. …
Welcome to our blog about BELF
This group is for anyone who has an interest in English as a business lingua franca (BELF) and its implications on language teaching and learning. …