Business Communication in Foreign Languages

The department designs the curriculum in foreign-language business communication and intercultural communication. It promotes the teaching of specialized language, international business correspondence, and the integration of language, business, and culture in teaching and research.

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Strengthening Professional Exchange in Foreign-Language Business Communication
Coordination and further development of course offerings in the areas of technical language and intercultural communication
Exchange of information on events, conferences, and meetings
Networking with national and international partners from business and academia
Enhancing the visibility of the field of business communication in foreign languages as well as that of the faculty members involved
Expanding national and international collaborations

Members

Hubertus Weyer
Language: English
email: Hubertus.Weyer@hs-rm.de
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hubertusweyer/
+49 611 9495-3140
Office: N 1.05
Research and Areas of Interest: Collaborative Teaching and Learning, Intercultural Competencies, Professional Communication and Speaking, New Work, AI, General Management, Teacher-Twinning and Co-Teaching, Translation, Specialized Communication, Academic Writing, Creative and Personal Writing
Courses Offered: Intercultural Communication, Business English, Critical Communication in Hierarchical Contexts / Interpreting KPIs, Human Resources, Leadership and Organizational Structures, General Management, Professional Presentations, English for Staff

Sylvie Cloarec
Language: French
Master’s degree in International Economics (Université Paris 2 Panthéon Assas)
Email: Sylvie.Cloarecspam prevention@hs-rm.de
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sylvie-cloarec-34986172
+49 611 9495-3150
Office: N 1.13
Areas of Interest: Language tests and standardized language diplomas; cooperation and exchange with the Institut Français and the Chambre de Commerce de Paris-Île-de-France (Chamber of Commerce) Courses
Offered: Business French 1 through 5

Name: Rocco Morrone (Deputy Director)
Language: Italian
Teacher training for high schools (Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz)
Sworn interpreter and translator for Italian/German
Examiner for state examinations in Italian/German at the Hessian Teachers’ Academy in Darmstadt
Email: rocco.Morronespam prevention@hs-rm.de
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rocco-morrone-aa7625355
+49 611 9495-3228
Office: N 1.04
Courses Offered: Business Italian 1 through 5

Diana Patricia Romero Cubillos
Language: Spanish
M.A.: Language, Culture, and Literature (Justus Liebig University Giessen)
Email: DianaPatricia.RomeroCubillosspam prevention@hs-rm.de
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/diana-romero-063a9a227
+49 611 9495-3150
Office: N 1.13
Areas of Interest: My main areas of interest are the didactics and methodology of foreign language teaching. A specialization is the use of digital resources and technologies to support learning, such as interactive learning platforms, multimedia materials, and adaptive exercise formats designed to develop language skills.
Courses Offered: Business Spanish 1 through 5
Eva Narvajas Colón from the Language Hub will be supporting us starting in the
Summer Semester 2025 https://www.hs-rm.de/ueber-uns/organisation/personen/person/eva-narvajas-colon

Yuki Kobayashi
Language: Japanese
Email: Yuki.Kobayashi@hs-rm.de

Kimiko Nakayama-Ziegler
Language: Japanese
Email: Kimiko.Nakayama-Ziegler@hs-rm.de
Office: N 1.06
Courses offered each semester: Japanese 1 through 5

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Teaching

The department designs the curriculum for business communication in foreign languages and intercultural communication. Its curriculum includes technical languages, international business communication, and oral and written communication in an international business context.

Meetings & Appointments

The specialist group meets once a quarter.

3/2026	Presentation at the 34th AKS Conference at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg / Unicert on the following topic: Human Collaboration in the Age of AI—A Field of the Future for Language Centers? Presentation at the closing workshop of the Teacher Twinning Project at TU Bergakademie Freiberg: Human-Centric Collaboration in the Age of AI https://tu-freiberg.de/teacher-twinning
12/2025	Participation in the 2nd Barcamp of the COIL’DE network / Moderation of the discussion: “COILs and Future Skills” (online/University of Potsdam)
10/2025	Keynote address at the International Staff Training Week 2025 at the Silesian University of Technology , Gliwice/Katowice, Poland: Collaborative Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI: How Can Higher Education Stay Relevant in the Future?
September 2025	Participation in the annual conference of the Society for Applied Linguistics (GAL)/University of Hildesheim
6/2025	Keynote address at the 12th International Week at the Hellenic Mediterranean University, Crete: COILs and Co-Teaching: Internationalizing Future Skills, Language, and Subject-Specific Teaching and Learning Design and implementation of a custom hybrid workshop on COILs and co-teaching as part of the International Seminar Week and the Wiesbaden Business School
5/2025	Keynote address at Teaching Futures 2025 / Teaching Day, Justus Liebig University Giessen: COILs and Co-Teaching: Internationalizing Future Skills, Language, and Subject-Specific Teaching and Learning Contributions to the international COILs “Business English” and “Leadership” of the “Eve Impact” network
3/2025	Participation in the British Council’s “New Directions” conference in Berlin and the 8th Research Conference on Technical Communication – The Academic Perspective / TH Köln
2/2025	Keynote address and workshop at the Annual Conference of the International Unit at Max Stern Yezreel Valley College in Israel (February 24, 2025): COILs and Co-Teaching: Internationalizing Future Skills, Language, and Subject-Specific Teaching and Learning
1/2025	Online lecture as part of the International Co-Teaching/International Management program at the Kumaraguru School of Business, India: Cultural Dimensions, Leadership, Localization—COILs and Co-Teaching
12/2024	International workshop with Lviv Polytechnic National University and Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine, as part of my teaching contract at HAWK Holzminden in the “Part-Time Business Administration” degree program
10/2024	TEDx Talk at the University of Lodz in Poland: “New Learning in a Collaborative Future ,” as well as an online presentation at Erasmus Days 2024 on “Digital Internationalization” and a presentation at the 5th WIFIN workshop at the Wiesbaden Business School and a presentation at the 105th Federal Deans’ Conference (BDK) in Wiesbaden: Collaboration on All Levels: COILs and Co-Teaching as Novel Approaches to Internationalization, Subject-Specific Teaching and Learning, and Future Skills Online Participation in the ICLHE Symposium: “Bridging the Gap: The Ideal and the Reality of Teaching Content through L2 in Higher Education” / Hochschule RheinMain – University of Applied Sciences and Arts
9/2024	Completion of the 3-part continuing education program “Focus on Teaching” / Hochschule RheinMain – University of Applied Sciences and Arts
7/2024	Online presentation at the Meital Conference International Track: Virtual Internationalization in Higher Education: Collaboration on All Levels: COILs and Co-Teaching as Novel Approaches to Internationalization, Subject-Specific Teaching and Learning, and Future Skills
6/2024	Presentation at International Staff Training Week at the Silesian University of Technology, which is a project partner for a COIL project at WBS. Two presentations: “A Collaborative International Online Learning Project between Silesian University of Technology, Wiesbaden Business School, and Freiberg University of Mining and Technology – A Report” and “Reflections on the Future of Writing in the 21st-Century Business World”
3/2024	Participation in the 7th Research Conference on Technical Communication – The Academic Perspective, University of Hildesheim Participation in the online seminar “Launching Virtual Exchange at Your Institution” Online participation in selected presentations at the AKS/Unicert Workshop Week 2024
2/2024	Poster presentation at the “Exploring the Impact of Virtual Exchange” conference titled “The Evolution of Collaborative Online Projects from 2017 to 2024” (University of León, Spain)
3/2023	Presentation at Eye on TAMK 2023 (Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland): “Professional Communication—The Future of Problem-Based Language Learning”

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