AI for Language Teaching Course: Digital Tools

AI can save language teachers hours of preparation and make lessons more interactive, creative and personalised. This practical course is for teachers of any foreign or second language. It shows how to combine AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Gemini with simple digital tools to create materials at the right level for every learner. Participants start with the basics of AI in education: key terms, real examples and how teachers and students use AI today. In hands-on workshops, they then use AI to:

create texts and dialogues at the right CEFR level, and adapt one text into three levels for differentiated reading
produce listening material with text-to-speech
build vocabulary games with Wordwall, Quizlet and Kahoot
design speaking practice with AI conversation partners, role-play and pronunciation tools

Participants also learn which AI feedback on writing they can trust and what to check. They rethink homework and assessment for the age of AI and add interactive activities with Padlet and Google Forms. The course ends with peer microteaching and a ready-to-use, AI-supported lesson pack for the language they teach. No previous AI experience or premium accounts are needed.

The course aims to help language teachers use AI and digital tools confidently and critically to improve all four skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing. It shows how AI can support differentiation, learner motivation and more speaking practice, while reducing preparation time. It also prepares teachers to keep assessment fair and meaningful when students have AI at their fingertips. In this way the course contributes to the Erasmus+ priorities on digital transformation, language learning and inclusive education.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Understand key AI terms and examples and how AI is used in education today
Write effective prompts for language learning materials
Create texts and dialogues at the right CEFR level and adapt them for differentiated reading
Produce listening material with AI text-to-speech tools
Create vocabulary games with Wordwall, Quizlet and Kahoot
Design speaking practice with AI conversation partners, role-play and pronunciation tools
Use AI feedback on writing critically, knowing what to trust and what to check
Adapt homework and assessment for the age of AI
Build interactive activities with Padlet and Google Forms
Create a ready-to-use, AI-supported lesson pack for the language they teach
Plan follow-up and dissemination activities and integrate the course into future Erasmus+ projects

Course Language

English Note: Participants must have at least a CEFR level B1 knowledge of English in order to be able to participate actively.

Target Groups

Teachers of any foreign or second language, at all levels, and language teacher trainers who want to use AI and digital tools in language teaching. No previous AI experience is needed. A minimum of B1 (Intermediate) English proficiency is required.

Methods & Tools

Lectures, hands-on workshops with AI and digital tools, group work, discussions and peer microteaching.

In course fee includes

- Coffee Breaks that include traditional products.
- Guided tour of the Historical Center of the town.
- Dinner in a traditional restaurant in the town.
- Europass Mobility.
- A small gift with traditional Cretan products (Heraklion).
- Certificate of Attendance, for participants who attend at least 80% of the course.