Innovative methods for Foreign Language Teaching

Description

This course was designed to make foreign language teachers’ lives easier. It is going to offer a fresh, innovative approach to teaching foreign languages, how to engage all students and enhance their learning experience and developing all language skills.

We will be exploring effective strategies for foreign language teaching and learning. The course focuses on developing deep understanding of how to teach using task-based approach as well as project-based learning.

Artificial Intelligence in education is no longer part of the future, it is our present. The course will provide the participants with the necessary knowledge to fully understand and make the best use of AI tools. This will enable the participants to prepare their lessons faster than ever, get new ideas and make their classrooms more interesting and interactive. Our students are already using AI, so it is important to guide them through the process of doing it efficiently.

Multidisciplinary approach of the course integrates ways to develop creativity, how to dive into the local culture, and use storytelling as a fun tool to teach and learn a foreign language. Your students are going to enjoy the new lessons more than ever.

All participants are going to receive a set of tailor-made materials created by Platform 21 teacher trainers to use during and after the course. All the skills, strategies, methods, and tools acquired during the course will be useful for years.

Check out this course on European School Education Platform a meeting point for the school education community:
https://erasmus.courses/courses/innovative-methods-for-foreign-language-teaching/

Learning outcomes

The course will help the participants to:

• Establish connections with fellow Erasmus+ participants and foster a sense of community and collaboration
• Explore innovative methods for redesigning the classroom experience to enhance foreign language teaching
• Improve their digital literacy while learning how to use digital tools in their classroom
• Learn how to design and implement lessons for specific classroom needs
• Employ game-based tools and collaborative technologies to enhance language instruction
• demonstrate an understanding of how drama activities can be efficiently integrated into language teaching, promote fluency and collaboration

Tentative schedule

Day 1

• Welcome event; presenting the teachers, their schools, their cities, their countries
• Meeting all Erasmus+ participants, presenting the organisation and the city
• Getting to know each other: Icebreakers
• Introduction to the course and the schedule

Day 2

• Reinventing the classroom experience: Skills and techniques for modern educators
• Introducing AI: Chat GPT and other tools for language teaching
• Guided walking tour (available for all courses)

Day 3

• Best digital tools for foreign language teaching
• Tools for formative assessment
• Game-based tools
• Collaborative tools
• Creating multimodal scavenger hunt for your classroom
• Drama activities for active use of target language for foreign language students

Day 4

• Your turn to shine! Discussion on contemporary vs traditional approach
• Effective storytelling techniques for foreign language teaching

Full day trip as part of our cultural programme*

Day 5

• The benefits of Project based learning, experiential approach
• Flip your classroom and engage your students with these amazing tools!

Day 6

• Drama activities for effective fluency. Developing collaboration and creativity
• School visit: Your Croatian colleagues will be happy to welcome you into their classrooms and discuss similarities and differences between your school systems

Day 7

• Reflecting on the course and what we have learned from the past week
• Course evaluation
• Erasmus+ Certificate award ceremony