Language learning is most effective when combined with individual study and practice. Integrating technology into the classroom can help bridge the gap between students’ classwork and their everyday lives – keeping them more engaged both inside and outside of class.

This course is of significant benefit to non-native teachers who:

– wish to enhance personal English Language skills
– need to familiarise themselves with current developments in the use of technology in their classrooms
– wish to become more confident in using technology in an environment where students are familiar with a wide range of modern technology and applications
– wish to share ideas on best practice with colleagues from across Europe thereby improving the overall approach to using technology in their schools
– want to ensure better student engagement in learning inside and outside of school

Objectives:

– To consolidate participants’ English language skills
– To enhance communication in English between teachers and students
to familiarise the participants with recent pedagogical and technology developments and to increase participants’ awareness of the opportunities to integrate ICT into teaching and learning processes in their schools
– To increase participants’ skill and confidence in the use of some computer applications and to give them an opportunity to use the programmes to which they are introduced and to learn to adapt some ready-made programmes to their particular classroom requirements
– To provide an opportunity to develop and consolidate participants’ own language skills and to improve their confidence in their own lesson delivery
– To promote awareness of contemporary Ireland
– To establish contacts between teachers from a variety of European backgrounds and facilitate future networking among these professionals