MaWSIG & the University of Bedfordshire: Postgraduate Research Conference in Applied Linguistics TESOL
MaWSIG
June 9, 2025
10:00 UK time
MaWSIG and the University of Bedfordshire are excited to announce the 9th Postgraduate Research Conference in Applied Linguistics TESOL at the School of Education, taking place in person at the University of Bedfordshire on Monday 9 June 2025 in Bedford, UK.
This one-day conference offers the opportunity to postgraduates with an interest in English Language Teaching & Learning, Applied Linguistics, Materials Development and generally in Education, to present and discuss their research. Presentations are available in person on campus only.
The venue: University of Bedfordshire - Bedford Campus -
The Gateway Building,
Polhill Avenue,
Bedford MK41 9EA
Postgraduates MAs, MScs, PhD students and early career researchers are invited to submit abstracts for presentations based on different topics related to Language Teaching & Learning, Language Acquisition, Applied Linguistics, Education and Materials Development.
To offer a paper for a twenty-five minute presentation please contact Dr. Claudia Saraceni at [email protected]
Submit your abstract for a presentation in approximately 100/150 words (excluding references) by 17:00 on Monday 2nd June, 2025
English as a business Lingua Franca (BELF) research and materials for the corporate language training market
Evan Frendo
June 5, 2025
11:00 UK time
What do we mean by BELF and BELF research? What are its implications for the ELT industry, specifically, the worlds of business English and ESP? Why is the โBโ in BELF so important? And how has such research influenced ELT materials around the world? What opportunities might this all offer to materials writers? This is not a small market, but one which I suspect is largely ignored or unknown by many in mainstream ELT.
Bio
Evan Frendo has been involved in ESP and business English teaching since 1993, primarily within the corporate sector. Based in Berlin, Germany, he divides his time between training, writing, and consulting, travelling widely to work with clients in different parts of the world. He also speaks regularly at conferences and other ELT events, and was the opening plenary speaker at the 2023 IATEFL Conference in Harrogate. He has considerable experience in creating corporate in-house training materials, managing teams of up to 20 writers, and has also authored several coursebooks and methodology books. The latter include "How to Teach Business English" (Pearson, 2005), a staple in business English teacher training courses. His recent projects include training and consulting for the maritime industry, lecturing on the ESP module of the University of Malta's MA TESOL programme, and developing in-house materials for corporate clients. An ex-IATEFL trustee and two-time BESIG coordinator, he is currently serving as an IATEFL ambassador. Please visit www.e4b.de to find out more.
Evan Frendo has been involved in ESP and business English teaching since 1993, primarily within the corporate sector. Based in Berlin, Germany, he divides his time between training, writing, and consulting, travelling widely to work with clients in different parts of the world. He also speaks regularly at conferences and other ELT events, and was the opening plenary speaker at the 2023 IATEFL Conference in Harrogate. He has considerable experience in creating corporate in-house training materials, managing teams of up to 20 writers, and has also authored several coursebooks and methodology books. The latter include "How to Teach Business English" (Pearson, 2005), a staple in business English teacher training courses. His recent projects include training and consulting for the maritime industry, lecturing on the ESP module of the University of Malta's MA TESOL programme, and developing in-house materials for corporate clients. An ex-IATEFL trustee and two-time BESIG coordinator, he is currently serving as an IATEFL ambassador. Please visit www.e4b.de to find out more.