TEACHING ENGLISH WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

Third-party on-site course

This practical course provides new skills and ideas for using digital technology to make English lessons more stimulating and to motivate learners.

Participants will come away with lessons and materials created on the course and with a wide variety of formats and teaching strategies to adapt and use in their classrooms.

Published on: 22.09.2023

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Ireland , Dublin , Dublin

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Description

Workshops on Effective English Language Teaching with Digital Technology will include:
language teaching & assessment in the digital age; 21st century skills & digital literacies
technical language & skills needed for digital teaching and learning
ideas for making English lessons more stimulating and for motivating learners through tasks which use technology creatively in and out of class
exploiting and creating video and audio for learning (e.g. podcasts & vodcasts)
creating and evaluating on-line quizzes
how and why to use learner-generated multimedia content to enhance learning
evaluation of digital tools
flipped and blended learning
digital storytelling for effective learning
making an e-portfolio and multimedia digital book of work and lessons created on the course
micro-teaching, completing a small-scale project, ‘teach-it’ presentation to share with your colleagues at home.

The workshops will engage you in active learning, using a variety of formats and teaching strategies that are designed for you to adapt and use in your own language teaching classrooms, with time devoted to reflection on how to best adapt and use ideas with your learners.

As you will be working with online resources and making digital materials, you will need to bring a laptop or tablet, a smartphone and headphones.

Lecture on the Irish Education System

Visit to a school with an opportunity to observe lessons (term-time courses only)

Lecture on Irish History, Culture & Traditions

Advanced Language Practice and New Developments in the English Language

Workshop on Modern Irish Theatre

Visit to Wicklow Mountains National Park

Walking tour of Dublin and cultural visits

Learning objectives

You will have opportunities to

reflect on and identify areas for development in your own digital literacies and skills

discover the potential for learning and teaching languages using digital technology, as well as the possible challenges

develop your critical awareness as well as practical skills in using digital technologies

access dynamic online professional development resources, join an international community of language teachers on social media and develop an action plan for you to follow when you get home

gain new ideas & materials for teaching English using digital technology

enhance your English language skills

exchange ideas and develop links with teachers from different European countries

Methodology & assessment

- Courses are delivered by education professionals with many years’ experience of teaching and training EU-funded teachers

- Practical workshops are tailored to the participants’ training needs

- Collaborative working

- Feedback and guidance from trainers

- Reflection activities to encourage participants to think critically about their teaching practice and how to make improvements

- At the end of the course teachers participate in a detailed evaluation of the course

Certification details

A certificate of attendance (stating course title, location, dates, content, learning outcomes and number of hours) will be provided as required by the Quality standards for courses under Key Action 1
Erasmus+ documentation will be validated
Teachers will be provided with advice on how to complete their Learning Agreements if requested

Pricing, packages and other information

Price:

2095

Euro
Package contents:

Accommodation

Course

Meals

Additional information

Language:

English
Target audience ISCED:

Primary education (ISCED 1)

Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
Target audience type:

Head Teacher / Principal

Pedagogical Adviser

Teacher
Learning time:

25 hours or more