Meeting Description:

The first international conference on ‘Languages in Business Education’ provides
a unique opportunity for all those involved in Languages and Business to
exchange ideas, share experiences and outline opportunities for future research.
Researchers are invited to submit abstracts and papers broadly consistent with
this conference’s topic.

The conference is open to anybody involved in ‘language and business’ issues,
including both young and experienced researchers, PhD students, post-doctoral
researchers, and professionals from business, government and non-governmental
institutions. The conference will be in English, but research may be related to
any language.

Call for Papers

Although all papers that fit the theme “Languages in Business Education” may be
submitted, the conference committee invites in particular proposals related to
themes such as the following:
- The interface of languages in business education and intercultural studies
- Acquisition of intercultural competence in business language training
- The place of languages in the curricula of business programmes
- Levels of language proficiency in business education
- CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) in business and intercultural
studies (e.g. implementation issues in tertiary education, teacher training and
syllabus/curriculum design at university level, study progress measurement
techniques)

Submission of Abstracts
One-page abstracts as well as full papers may be submitted to the following
e-mail address: lbehubrussel.be. We will confirm receipt of your abstracts and
papers.

Register here! http://www.lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/2010ciberblc/

Highlights cases of individuals using foreign language and culture skills to succeed in the global workplace.

A 21st Century Imperative- U.S. Global Competence in the 21st Century

Emphasizes importance of k-12 foreign language training.

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