Who is this course for?
This an intensive professional training course is for language teachers from primary and secondary school, VET colleges and university who want to develop their methodological toolkit and explore a range of innovative approaches to teaching languages.
Format
This Innovative Approaches to Language Teaching course is a one-week course consisting of 20 lessons, plus 5 integrated off-site activities or excursions as part of an extensive cultural and social programme.
Course Dates
| March / April 2026 | June/July 2026 | August/ September 2026 | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd March (Dublin) | 29th June (Dublin) | 3rd August (Dublin, Malta) | 12th October (Dublin) |
| 30th March (Dublin) | 6th July (Dublin, Malta) | 10th August (Dublin) | 19th October (Dublin) |
| 6th April (Dublin) | 13th July (Dublin) | 17th August (Dublin) | 26th October (Dublin) |
| 13th April (Dublin) | 20th July (Dublin) | 24th August (Dublin) | |
| 27th July (Dublin) | 31st August(Dublin) | ||
| 7th September (Dublin) |
Group Bookings (minimum 7 people): Available upon request every week. Please send us your details using this form.
Course Aims
By attending this Innovative Approaches to Language Teaching course, you will:
Methodology
This is a practical course which uses real teaching and learning examples. Teachers completing the course will return home with immediate, practical ideas to implement in their own teaching practice.
Participants are expected to actively participate in the sessions, reflecting on their own beliefs and practice, and sharing thoughts, ideas and expertise in pair work, small groups and with the class as a whole.
During the course, participants will also take part in a range of activities where they will be encouraged to develop their language skills in a more informal environment outside the classroom and further enhance their knowledge of contemporary Ireland and Malta.
Course Programme and Sample Timetable
The Innovative Approaches to Language Teaching course has two main components:
For group bookings, to ensure your course meets your development objectives, the schedule of sessions on every course is drawn up and agreed with each group of participants and Erasmus Plus coordinators on the basis of pre-course training needs analysis questionnaires.
SAMPLE TIMETABLE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE TEACHING DUBLIN
| (Sample) | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 -13:00 | Session 1: Course Orientation Teaching Grammar | Activity: Trinity College and Book of Kells OR EPIC (Irish Emigration Museum) | Session 1: Teaching Pronunciation: sounds and stress, connected speech, rhythm and intonation | Activity: MoLi - Museum of Literature Ireland OR St Patrick’s Cathedral | Session 1: Correcting Spoken Errors | Full day excursion to Howth OR Malahide |
| Session 2: Expanding Vocabulary: Making the most of graded readers | Session 2: Local Irish History OR Sustainable Cities - Dublin and Gentrification | Session 2: Course Review End of course Irish Coffee | ||||
| 13:30 - 17:30 | Dublin Activity: Orientation tour of the City | Session 1: Alternative Approaches to Lesson Design: Task-Based Language Teaching | Activity: Walk and Talk Tour - Local History OR Walk and Talk Tour - The Liberties | Session 1: Teaching Speaking via the Task-Teach-Task method | Free Afternoon (Option: Join our Film and Fluency Club) | |
| Session 2: Working with Video and Images | Session 2: Expanding Vocabulary: Ideas for Teaching Collocation |
SAMPLE TIMETABLE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE TEACHING MALTA
| (Sample) | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 -13:00 | Session 1: Course Orientation Teaching Grammar | Session 1: Alternative Approaches to Lesson Design: Task-Based Language Teaching | Session 1: Teaching Pronunciation: sounds and stress, connected speech, rhythm and intonation | Session 1: Teaching Speaking via the Task-Teach-Task method | Session 1: Correcting Spoken Errors | Full Day Excursion to Marsaxlokk and Blue Grotto |
| Session 2: Expanding Vocabulary: Making the most of graded readers | Session 2: Working with Video and Images | Session 2: Approaches to Teaching Reading and Listening | Session 2: Expanding Vocabulary: Ideas for Teaching Collocation | Session 2: Course Review | ||
| 13:30 - 17:30 | Coastal walk from Pembroke to St Julians | Ħaġar Qim Mnajdra Archaeological Park | Mdina Mdina and Rabat - City Walking Tour | Valletta Fort St. Elmo and the Malta Experience | Free Afternoon |
Follow Up
Participants on the course are encouraged to keep in contact, sharing materials and experiences when back in their own classrooms. Follow-up contact is made with the participants after completion of the course to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the classroom activities presented and on how their teaching practice has been developed.
Price List
1 - week training course
- Programme includes materials, excursions and activities.
Additional Fees 2026
Dublin
- Homestay Accommodation: €295 / week (single room, half-board) + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Residential Accommodation:
- Atlas Residence Rathmines (single room, half-board) €395/ week + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Brickfield Lane (single room, self-catering) €430/ week + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Brickfield Lane (twin room, self-catering) €330/ week + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Please note there is a €50 per week Summer Supplement for residential and homestay stays between 13th Jun – 6th Sept 2026.
Malta
- Student Apartments: €220/week (twin room, self-catering) or €390/week (single room, self-catering) + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Please note there is a €50 per week Summer Supplement for student apartments stays between 13th Jun – 6th Sept 2026.
