Welcome

Welcome to the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Business Communication Special Interest Group's website. We aim 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. We wish to provide instructors in this field with a means of collaboration and sharing best teaching practices. 

We are building something new: bridges between corporate, academic and private business English teachers. Sharing research, developing teaching methods, and building a community of teachers and trainers who want to study, learn and teach about business communication. If we didn't think there was potential to grow this group, we wouldn't be involved. We feel that business English teaching in Japan, has a strong and developing future. As the importance of Asian markets grow, so will the need for business English as a lingua franca. Furthermore, we hope that this business driven need for interactive English will also have a knock-on effect on university and school education practices over the coming years. 

Mission

The mission of the JALT Business Communication Special Interest Group (SIG) is to promote advancement in business communication education, research, and professional practice.

The SIG focuses on all aspects of business communication, including business composition and technical writing, information systems, international business communication, management communication, and organizational and corporate communication.

SIG members include professors, researchers, and professionals who focus on or are interested in language and communication issues in business and organizational contexts. The SIG brings together academics from diverse fields such as linguistics, communication studies, and management sciences, as well as consultants, trainers, and managers working in multilingual environments. As an interdisciplinary community, the SIG aims to strengthen connections among research, education, and the professional world, contributing to the development of management and business communication education in today’s academic institutions.

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held each year at the JALT International Conference. During the AGM, SIG members elect and approve SIG officers.