Our teacher training department at alpha beta piccadilly deals with training second and foreign language teachers offering a wide choice of training opportunities which are also open to external teachers.

For further information please contact our heads of department:
German in Bolzano / Bozen: arlt@alphabeta.it
German in Merano / Meran: deutsch.mr@alphabeta.it
Italian in Merano / Meran: ivanagozzi@alphabeta.it
Italian in Bolzano / Bozen: casagrande@alphabeta.it
English in Bolzano / Bozen: tan-dietrich@alphabeta.it

The sessions we are offering in 2009 are as follows:

New media: Integrating new technology into the language classroom

Session 4: Advanced Word II & Fun Online Activities II

Seminar language: English
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 19 December 2008
Time: 14.00-18.00
Cost: € 30
Trainer: Seth Dickens

Workshop (not only) for English teachers

Lesson planning

Seminar language: English
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 28 November 2008
Time: 11.00-13.00
Cost: € 10
Trainer: Karolina Gacke

Workshop (not only) for English teachers

Classroom management

Seminar language: English
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 14 November 2008
Time: 09.00-12.00
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Peter Marsh-Hunn

Workshop (not only) for German teachers

Speaking activities - Part 2 und Receptive skills - Part 1

Seminar language: German
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 7 November 2008
Time: 09.30-12.30
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Georg Stoumbos

Workshop (not only) for English teachers

How to get the most out of Macmillan English Campus

Seminar language: English
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 4 November 2008
Time: 11.00-12.30
Cost: € 10
Trainers: Seàn o'Toole and Karolina Gacke

Workshop (not only) for German teachers

Speaking activities - Part 1

Seminar language: German
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 24 Oktober 2008
Time: 09.30-12.30
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Georg Stoumbos

Workshop for language teachers

Interactive Whiteboard for beginners

Seminar language: English & German
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 10 October 2008
Time: 14.00-17.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Inger Tan-Dietrich & Clark Böhm

Workshop for German teachers

Drills and Dialogue buliding in communicative DAF teaching

Seminar language: German
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 10 October 2008
Time: 09.30-12.30
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Georg Stoumbos

Workshop for language teachers

Interactive Whiteboard for beginners

Seminar language: English & German
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 3 October 2008
Time: 14.00-17.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Inger Tan-Dietrich & Priska De Marco

Workshop (not only) for English teachers

Teaching with Cuisinaire rods

Seminar language: English
Location: Kolpinghaus - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 26 September 2008
Time: 16.00-17.30 Uhr
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Jonathan Marks

Workshop for English teachers

Pronunciation: intonation & integrating pronunciation work into other teaching

Seminar language: English
Location: Kolpinghaus - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 26 September 2008
Time: 14.00-15.30 Uhr
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Jonathan Marks

Workshop for English teachers

Pronunciation: sounds and word stress

Seminar language: English
Location: Kolpinghaus - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 26 September 2008
Time: 11.00-12.30 Uhr
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Jonathan Marks

Workshop (not only) for English teachers

Teaching with minimal resources

Seminar language: English
Location: Kolpinghaus - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 26 September 2008
Time: 09.00-10.30 Uhr
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Jonathan Marks

New media: Integrating new technology into the language classroom

Session 3: Online Polls

Seminar language: English
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 24 September 2008
Time: 14.00-18.00
Cost: € 30
Trainer: Seth Dickens

New media: Integrating new technology into the language classroom

Session 2: Microsoft Word - Tricks and Hints for Language Teachers

Seminar language: English
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 22 September 2008
Time: 14.00-18.00
Cost: € 30
Trainer: Seth Dickens

New media: Integrating new technology into the language classroom

Session 1: Web Based Activities

Seminar language: English
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 19 September 2008
Time: 14.00-18.00
Cost: € 30
trainer: Seth Dickens

Workshop for English teachers

Pattern Grammar & Dictogloss

Seminar language: English
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 9 May 2008
Time: 9.00-12.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Karolina Gacke & Judy Board

Workshop for Italian teachers

Reading activities for level A 1 - Part 2

Seminar language: Italian
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 11 April 2008
Time: 15.00-18.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Licia Casagrande & Ivana Gozzi

Workshop for German teachers

Developing teaching materials

Seminar language: German
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 28 March 2008
Time: 15.00-18.00
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Irmgard Harbich Alber

Workshop for Italian teachers

Reading activities for level A 1 - Part 1

Seminar language: Italian
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 14 March 2008
Time: 15.00-18.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Licia Casagrande & Ivana Gozzi

Workshop for language teachers

Teaching German using the Interactive Whiteboard

Seminar language: German
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 7 March 2008
Time: 11.00-13.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Anita Rammelsberg & Wiltrud Demetz-Arlt

Workshop for German teachers

Social forms (Listening)

Seminar language: German
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 29 February 2008
Time: 15.00-18.00
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Irmgard Harbich Alber

Workshop for language teachers

Teaching English & German with the Interactive Whiteboard

Seminar language: English & German
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 29 February 2008
Time: 11.00-13.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: David Barnes, Karolina Gacke, Priska de Marco & Clark Böhm

Workshop for language teachers

Teaching English & German with the Interactive Whiteboard

Seminar language: English & German
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 15 February 2008
Time: 11.00-13.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Jonathan Shave, Peter Brannick, Maria von Lutterotti & Vera Serralunga

Workshop for language teachers

Interactive Whiteboard - Part 2

Seminar language: English & German
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 18 January 2008
Time: 9.00-12.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Inger Tan-Dietrich, Priska De Marco & Clark Böhm

Workshop for English teachers

Teacher-centred v. student-centred lessons

Seminar language: English
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 16 January 2008
Time: 14.30-17.30
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Peter Marsh-Hunn

Workshop for Italian teachers

Interactive whiteboard

Seminar language: Italian
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 15 January 2008
Time: 15.00-18.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Inger Tan-Dietrich, Priska De Marco & Clark Böhm

Workshop for German teachers

Interactive Whiteboard - Part 1

Seminar language: German
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 14 January 2008
Time: 9.00-12.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Inger Tan-Dietrich, Priska De Marco & Clark Böhm

Workshop for English teachers

Coursebook management - selecting coursebook materials to ensure a balanced lesson

Seminar language: English
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 11 January 2008
Time: 09.00-12.00
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Peter Marsh-Hunn

Workshop for English teachers

Focusing on Reading & Listening - including using podcasts

Seminar language: English
Location: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 9 January 2008
Time: 09.00-12.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Seàn O'Toole & Karolina Gacke