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The Competence Center for Business English (CCBE) at FHWien der WKW once again demonstrated its leadership in the field of Business English education at the recent IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference in Malta. […]Read more on CCBE Showcases Innovative Pedagogy at IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference in Malta

Following the Erasmus+ motto “Enriching lives, opening minds”, Catherine Prewett-Schrempf and Andrew Pullen from our Competence Center for Business English each recently travelled to one of FHWien der WKW’s partner universities, taking up the opportunity to share their expertise with colleagues and students in an international setting. […]Read more on CCBE participation in Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility

“Moving ahead: Change, challenges and innovation in language assessment and ESP” was the theme of the IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) Joint Conference attended by our Head of Competence Center for Business English, Catherine Prewett-Schrempf, from September 6-7, 2024. […]Read more on IATEFL Joint Conference 2024 „Moving ahead: Change, challenges and innovation in language assessment and ESP“

During the 11th Austrian UAS Conference at the FH Wiener Neustadt, the team from the Competence Centre for Business English (CCBE) presented their teaching methods with AI and exchanged ideas with other teachers. […]Read more on Writing side-by-side with AI

The Competence Center for Business English (CCBE) leading the way in integrating AI in instructional methodology: CCBE’s collaborative intelligence (= AI + human intelligence) language learning methodology for graded writing tasks was highly acclaimed at the 57th IATEFL Annual Conference. […]Read more on AI Integration: CCBE’s innovative teaching method

In April 2024, Xiao Ming Zhu represented FHWien der WKW at the 8th GamiFIN conference in Finland. […]Read more on CCBE Embraces Gamification at the 8th GamiFIN 2024

How should teaching be organized in the future? Which methods, tools and formats will be used? Silke Schwaiger from the Teaching & Learning Centre and Matthew Urmston from the Competence Centre for Business English explored this question at FH St. Pölten. […]Read more on Shaping the future of teaching: “Teaching Day | Inverted Classroom and Beyond” at FH St. Pölten

Never stop learning! Xiao Ming Zhu and Catherine Prewett-Schrempf of the Competence Center for Business English recently spent two highly engaging days at the ICLHE Symposium hosted by the University of Vienna. […]Read more on Meet-up with researchers at the ICLHE symposium in Vienna

At a presentation by our Competence Center for Business English at the 56th IATEFL Annual Conference in Harrogate, UK, the results and findings of an action-based research project with students and teachers from two undergraduate programs were presented. […]Read more on How meaningful is AI in teaching and exams?

FHWien der WKW’s Competence Center for Business English (CCBE) is very proud to announce its first contribution to a Routledge teaching resource book. […]Read more on CCBE team lesson plan published as book chapter by Routledge