Erasmus+ funding: Teacher training for language teachers in Vienna

inlingua Vienna offers specialised professional development programmes for language teachers of all languages. The programmes combine modern methodology and didactics, intercultural competence and contemporary teaching approaches within an international learning environment in Vienna.

This teacher training programme is aimed at educators, language teachers and education experts who wish to specifically develop their methodological, didactic and intercultural skills. The focus is on practical lesson planning, international professional exchange and the direct application of these skills to one’s own teaching practice.

The content is tailored individually to the specific language being taught and to the participants’ needs. Training courses are available both as one-to-one sessions and for closed groups.

inlingua is an experienced Erasmus+ course provider and adheres to the Erasmus+ quality standards for mobility projects (Key Action 1). Participants from EU Member States as well as from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey, North Macedonia and Serbia can apply for funding through Erasmus+. Applications are submitted by the sending institution or the consortium coordinator.

Erasmus+ Information
OID: E10438124

Course Overview

Professional Development for Language Teachers
A bespoke professional development programme for language teachers with teaching experience who wish to further develop their methodological, didactic and intercultural skills in a targeted manner.

• Content tailored to the specific language being taught
• One-to-one training or closed groups
• Delivered in person in Vienna
• Dates on request
• Course duration on request
• Prices on request

Pedagogical Concept

Practical. Interactive. International.
This teacher training programme is based on a participant-centred and interactive approach. Theory and practice are systematically linked to ensure that what is learnt can be directly applied in participants’ own teaching.

The programme focuses on:

• practical workshops
• teaching simulations
• structured reflection
• collegial exchange
• international collaboration
• current didactic approaches
• the thoughtful use of digital media and AI applications

Participants actively contribute their own experiences and benefit from international exchange with colleagues from different education systems.

Key areas of the training

Depending on the language of instruction and individual objectives, the following topics, amongst others, may be covered:

• modern methods of communicative language teaching
• effective lesson planning and course design
• motivating and engaging learners
• error correction and feedback strategies
• vocabulary and grammar teaching
• promoting oral communication
• use of authentic materials
• digital teaching tools and AI in language teaching
• intercultural competence in the classroom
• examples of best practice and sharing of experiences