Using ICT in Teaching Languages

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Audience:

- Teachers of primary schools, secondary schools and vocational schools

- Adult education teachers

- Teacher trainers

- Head teachers

- Careers officers and counselors

- Managers of schools/ organizations offering vocational education or adult education

 

Learning objectives:

-to acquire digital skills and ideas for integrating digital technologies to teach foreign languages

-to encourage participants to use Web 2.0 technologies in everyday classroom

-to increase understanding about technology through experimentation

-to learn how to use ICT creatively to motivate learners

-to get familiarized with educational platforms, apps and ICT resources for teaching and learning languages

-to boost confidence and digital literacy for using technology during classes

-to gain a better understanding about other educational systems

-to experience the cultural heritage of Germany

 

Outcomes:

This training course will offer a series of professional and personal benefits to participants:

-learn how to use digital tools in teaching languages

-broaden teaching competencies

-improve confidence when using Web 2.0 tools in class

-increase sensitivity to cultural diversity

-increase understanding of current educational practices and educational systems in different countries

-expand cultural horizon

-cultivate mutual respect

-enrich communication skills

 

Training Agenda
Day 2

New technologies for teaching

4Cs in the Language Classroom: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication and Collaboration

Web 2.0 tools and Apps for grammar & vocabulary

Day 1

Introduction & Orientation session

Warmers & team builders

Your teaching reality

Day 3

Creative approaches to teaching reading and writing

21st Century Learning skills

Digital storytelling for language and culture learning

Gamify your classroom

Day 4

Speaking & listening: digital presentations

Using smartphones for language learning

Flipping the classroom

Day 5

Using Google forms in the classroom

Networking activity: School presentation and sharing ideas about future projects

 Course evaluation

Wrap up session

frequent asked questions

Activities: the course includes at least one guided city tour

We organize optional social and cultural activities for offering participants the opportunity to know more about Germany and German culture.

Working language: English

We can also organize sessions in a different language.

Certificate: our organization will issue a Certificate of Attendance and include a description of the training content

Logistics: Each participant needs to bring his own laptop or tablet. We do not provide laptops, computers or tablets.

Price: 350 €

Please contact us if you would like us to create a tailor-made course for a group of teachers.

Follow up

Participants will be asked to fill in a questionnaire to express their feedback regarding the effectiveness of the training course.

A list with the contact details of all participants will be created after the course for stimulating peer networking and motivate participants to remain in contact with the trainers and their fellows and exchange experiences on how to effectively integrate ideas from the course to their own educational realities. Participants will be encouraged to cooperate in the future by running Erasmus+ partnerships and projects.

Trainers will assist participants in disseminating the learning results and outcomes. All participants will be given digital and hard copies of the materials used during the training course, which can be used when sharing their experience with their colleagues.

We will provide photos and visual materials of the training course for helping participants to ensure the visibility of their project and dissemination of this activity.

We will offer support for filling in all documents related to Europass Mobility certificates.

Next course in Germany, Berlin

  • 26 Nov 21 30 Nov 21
  • 27 Jan 22 31 Jan 22
  • 24 Feb 22 28 Feb 22
  • 25 Mar 22 29 Mar 22

Next course in Italy, Rome

  • 27 Apr 22 01 May 22
  • 27 May 22 31 May 22
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