Target Audience: Language teachers, language facilitators, educators, students in language education, and language school staff.
Course Overview: Structured as a workshop, this course is designed to develop or enhance participants’ knowledge and skills in using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for language teaching in an intuitive and accessible way. It includes practical examples and hands-on activities to support the creation of exercises and entire learning units. Introducing tools and strategies for using AI in Language Instruction, the course emphasizes the development of practical competencies, enabling participants to enrich their teaching toolkit with an innovative, effective, and user-friendly resource
MAIN TRAINING PROGRAM
Day 1: Beyond the Hype: What AI Can Really Do for Language Teaching
- Ice-breaking session with group discussions on the role, expectations and educational limits of AI
- Exploration of AI capabilities and limitations in education.
- Discover the most useful AI tools available online and learn how to craft effective prompts to get exactly what you need.
- Role-play scenarios
Day 2: Grammar 2.0: Designing Grammar Activities with AI
- Hands-on session focused on creating grammar-based exercises, including expectancy grammar, using AI tools to support language acquisition through automation and creativity.
- Group activity for developing language learning activities tailored to different levels of language proficiency.
Day 3: From Input to Output: AI for Comprehension and Production Skills
- Practical workshop on generating engaging activities that develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills.
- Use AI to differentiate and personalize content with ease
Day 4: Building Blocks: Creating Full Learning Units with AI
- Step-by-step guidance on designing complete instructional units using AI
- Move from isolated tasks to cohesive, outcome-driven modules ready for classroom implementation.
Day 5: Visualize to Learn: AI-Generated Images and Final Insights for practical application and reflection
- Explore how to create and use AI-generated visuals to support learning.
- Wrap up with reflection activities, inspiration for future use.
- Final assessment of your AI-enhanced teaching toolkit, group discussion on the experiences of the week and lessons learned.
