Course overview

Teaching languages in the 21st century is a rapidly changing and innovative process. New technologies, internet and artificial intelligence offer everyday new possibilities and tools to support students in their process of learning a language. For language teachers, it is crucial to learn and get trained about the best apps, AI tools and digital platforms that could support them in their job and make it easier, more effective and engaging to teach a foreign or native language.
By taking part in this training course, teachers, trainers and education managers will gain an outlook on the best apps, AI tools and digital resources to empower and support language learning. Through an hands-on approach and learning-by-doing methodology, participants will develop concrete ICT and digital skills that they’ll be able use in the classroom to teach languages.

​Learning outcomes

This structured Erasmus plus course allows participants to improve their ICT skills in a practical and concrete way together with other participants and trainers throughout all Europe thus gaining as well a broader understanding of education in Europe and exchanging best practices and experiences. The general aim of this course is to foster excellence in education by empowering teachers, trainers, headmasters and other education staff to use the best apps, web platforms and ICT resources for teaching a first or second language.
The course has a flexible approach in order to adapt the learning outcomes to the particular needs and ICT profile of the participants.

Thanks to this Erasmus plus training course the participants will:

• Get an overview of the most important new technologies and of the growing trend on using ICT and digital resources in language teaching and learning;
  
• Get to know the best apps, AI tools and ICT resources for learning languages;
  
• Discover the potential of Artificial Intelligence for language teaching and learning;
  
• Learn how to use digital flashcards to recap and extend vocabulary;
  
• Learn how to create and use multimedia content to teach a foreign or native language;
  
• Learn how to create digital games to foster language learning;
  
• Learn how to digitally assess and recap vocabulary and grammar;
  
• Learn how to use ICT and AI tools to make learning a first or second language more effective, motivating and interactive;
  
• Get a new perspective on ICT and AI tools and learn new ways and best practices to use them to teach a language;
  
• Exchange best practices and share experiences with participants and staff coming throughout Europe;
  
• Make contacts with individuals and organizations working in the education field in Europe through everyday cooperation and networking activities.
  

Courses planned

2025
12/01/2025 - 18/01/2025 (Bologna)
23/03/2025 - 29/03/2025 (Palermo)
23/03/2025 - 29/03/2025 (Porto)
30/03/2025 - 05/04/2025 (Tenerife)
04/05/2025 - 10/05/2025 (Bologna)
08/06/2025 - 14/06/2025 (Palermo)
27/07/2025 - 02/08/2025 (Bologna)
14/09/2025 - 20/09/2025 (Tenerife)
21/09/2025 - 27/09/2025 (Palermo)
16/11/2025 - 22/11/2025 (Porto)
30/11/2025 - 06/12/2025 (Tenerife)
14/12/2025 - 20/12/2025 (Bologna) 
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2026
11/01/2026 - 17/01/2026 (Bologna)
11/01/2026 - 17/01/2026 (Palermo)
08/02/2026 - 14/02/2026 (Athens)
22/03/2026 - 28/03/2026 (Tenerife)
26/04/2026 - 02/05/2026 (Bologna)
26/04/2026 - 02/05/2026 (Rimini)
07/06/2026 - 13/06/2026 (Palermo)
07/06/2026 - 13/06/2026 (Tenerife)
26/07/2026 - 01/08/2026 (Bologna)
13/09/2026 - 19/09/2026 (Tenerife)
11/10/2026 - 17/10/2026 (Porto)
01/11/2026 - 07/11/2026 (Palermo)
15/11/2026 - 21/11/2026 (Bologna)

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​If none of these dates suits you please mind that if there are at least 8 participants interested we may organize an additional session ad-hoc for your school.

Target audience

This course is addressed to first and second language teachers, headmasters and managers of language schools. Please mind that the course may include teachers from different school levels.
This course is recommended for people with intermediate computer skills. If you consider yourself an basic ICT user we recommend you to enroll in our course “Making the most of New Technologies, Apps and Social Media in the classroom” or “Discover the best apps and tools for e-learning, distance learning and web design”.

Language

The course is held in English. For groups with at least 8 participants, we can organize an ad-hoc session in a different language. 
Please write an email to [email protected] to get more information about it.

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"This training course was very useful, inspiring, full of new ideas on how to teach languages in different ways, using 21st century technology." 

- Monika Rúrová, Slovakia

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"The course offers the variety of tools to use in your classroom and helps you figure out how to take full advances of the possibilities you have to improve your tests, your presentations etc. I really appreciated the willingness to help and clarify information of the trainer." 

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Standard daily programme

Please find below the standard indicative daily programme that will be personalized on participants needs and professional profiles. The course will be focused on the ICT tools more relevant for the participants ensuring that the knowledge learned is relevant and can be directly transferable into their work, so the programme below is only indicative and will be personalized based on the previous knowledge and on the participants’ expectations and previous knowledge
Our standard programme comprises 7 days, of which the first one is dedicated to networking, preparation and cultural immersion and the last one to follow up, specific needs and cultural activities. Please note that we always do our best to accommodate the specific needs of our participants in a flexible way, including but not limited to budget restrictions and travel arrangements. Participants can choose to arrive 1 day before the start of the course and/or leave one day after the end of it in order to enjoy a deeper cultural immersion in Italy. Upon specific request we can organize longer versions of this course.
For the courses in Palermo the cultural activities are slightly different and comprises visits to Palermo, Monreale or Cefalù.

Sunday	-  Participants arrival -  Orientation and information about the venue and the city  -  Networking activities -  Walking tour in the venue’s city
Monday	-  Course introduction -  Needs and expectations evaluation -  Introduction to virtual whiteboard  -  Practical work: turning your device into a virtual whiteboard integrating different media -  Use the whiteboard to implement speaking session in the classroom -  Sharing and storing ideas with students on your digital devices -  Practical work: experiencing collaborative walls and networking -  Practical work: designing a collaborative wall for language and literature learning and managing a blog
Tuesday	-  How to present your content in an innovative and engaging way -  Practical work: using AI-powered tools to create personalized material  -  Practical work: tools to interact with students and brainstorm vocabulary and topics to ease conversation -  Testing and practicing some of the most common game based learning tools -  Practical work: creating and running a digital language learning group game for all ages -  Practical work: digitally recapping concepts or grammar creating small digital language exercises -  Cultural activities in the venue’s city
Wednesday	-  Effortless lesson crafting: AI-Powered lesson planning for language teachers -  ChatGPT to promote engaging and adaptive language learning -  Practical work: how to digitally practice writing and listening -  Practical work: digitally recapping vocabulary and grammar -  How to use digital flashcard for learning a language and increasing the vocabulary -  Optional cultural visit outside the venue’s city
Thursday	-  Empowering students speaking skills, written and oral expression with the use of digital debates -  Practical work: taking part in a digital debate and mapping arguments  -  Practical work: launch and manage digital debates among students to promote critical thinking skills -  How to create a lesson around a video to promote content and language integrated learning -  Practical work: adding questions and audio notes to a video, running live video lessons, creating video assignments -  Practical work: using educational videos and digital prompts to facilitate thoughtful discussion
Friday	-  The next era of presentations: how to impress and engage the audience -  Practical work: creating interactive images and stunning presentations for language and literature learning -  Practical work: creating a visual virtual experience for your students -  Review of additional tools, apps and AI-powered resources for learning language, practicing pronunciation in context and improving the four fundamental language skills -  Farewell dinner
Saturday	-  Space for discussion of future cooperation and planning follow-up activities -  Course roundup and final evaluation -  Validation of learning outcomes and certification ceremony -  Additional training session tailored to specific needs (optional) -  Participants departure

Other relevant facts

• Methodology
• Costs and Erasmus+ Funding
• Certification and Validation of learning outcomes

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We tailor the working methods based upon participants’ needs, attitudes and professional profiles in order to ensure high productivity, effectiveness and transferability into practice.
The standard methodology is highly practical and participative with hands-on approach that comprises real-job examples, case studies examination and simulations. We embrace collaboratively working methods that foster mutual learning and cooperation among participants. Our focus is on learning outside the classroom in an interactive and international environment. The pedagogical methods that we use are based upon experiential training, group and peer activities, learning-by-doing and best practices’ exchange.
During the course, the participants will develop multimedia content as well as a basic website and e-learning portal. Participants will be working in groups thus having the chance to learn by each other as well as having feedback by fellow teachers, trainers and educators.
Morning Wrap-up and brief daily evaluations are foreseen to ensure quality of education and to adapt the learning programme to participants' needs better tailoring the education.
Free time has been planned to give to the participants time to assimilate the concepts, develop further the group activities, ask trainers for further clarifications, etc. Networking and cooperation among participants will be supported and stimulated at each stage.
We organize optional social, networking and cultural activities in order to give participants the opportunity to know Italy as well as to exchange best-practice and establish professional cooperation and links.
The training and staff team is multinational thus giving a full European dimension to the course.
The class-based course is completed by the support of the e-learning portal that is a great support both before and after the course in Italy

​Teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other staff of education organizations are eligible to receive an Erasmus+ grant covering all the costs to attend our training courses including travel, board and lodging, cultural activities and all fees. Our training courses are tailored to be fully funded by Erasmus+ and we offer different options to ensure the best comfort and quality at a price that is within the Erasmus+ grant.
We are proud to tailor our training courses to both participants' learning and practical needs and to ease your participation at our training courses, we will gladly take care of all the practical arrangements. If you prefer, you can take care of some of the practical arrangements by yourself (e.g. meals, local transport...), though we will manage the organization of your accommodation in order to ensure optimal logistic organization, safety and time-efficiency. We always provide board and lodging in the same hotel in which we organize the course  thus ensuring optimal comfort and potential of networking with the fellow participants. Read more about  how we take care of your subsistence and practical arrangements. 
The most common option that we offer to schools and organisations in 2025 costs 1405 EUR in Bologna, 1355 EUR in Tenerife, 1330 EUR in Athens and 1225 EUR in Palermo, Porto, Rimini and Berlin and includes course fee, certification and support fee, accommodation in single room, 2 coffee breaks per day, walking tour in the venue’s city, a sum-up dissemination video. The standard option in Bologna,Tenerife and Athens includes all meals from Sunday lunch to Saturday lunch, while in Palermo, Porto and Rimini includes all breakfasts and three networking meals in local restaurants. Few of our courses include extra services and activities hence having a different pricing option, which will be communicated upon receiving the pre-registration.​
For schools sending 2 or more participants we can offer accommodation in double rooms and we can provide as well accommodation for people or relatives accompanying the participants.
When attending our courses, we recommend you to request 9 days of individual support for your subsistence costs, 7 days for the course plus 2 additional days for the travel. In this way you can have more flexibility in planning your stay and you can enjoy all the cultural activities planned from the first to the last day of course. You can read here more about the Erasmus+ funding. Shall you have need any help with filling the budget during the application stage or have any problem with your grant please let us know and we will see how to support you.

At the end of the course, each participant will be awarded a certificate of attendance, together - if requested - with the Europass Mobility Certificate. The certificate are in line with the Erasmus Quality Standards and include a short description of the course and its learning outcomes, dates, venues, the name of the course provider and the course instructor(s).
We support the participants in every step of certification and validation of learning outcomes with specific focus on European instruments and Erasmus plus requirements such as staff mobility/learning agreement, quality commitment and Europass mobility certificate.
We experienced that schools and education organizations may require additional documents to certify the competences learned or the presence in the training course. Upon request we can provide additional certification and reporting documents as well as we provide photos of the training course and a sum-up video that can be used for visibility and dissemination purposes.

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