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 2011 are as follows:

Training seminar (not only) for English teachers

One-to-One teaching + DOGME: using our students as a resource

Seminar language: English
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 19 December 2011
Time: 10.00-13.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Peter Marsh-Hunn

Training seminar for potential teachers of German as a foreign language

Learning how to teach, Part 4 - receptive skills II

Seminar language: German
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 16 December 2011
Time: 14.30-17.30
Cost: € 140 (for all eight parts)
Trainers: Georg Stoumbos, Wiltrud Arlt, Priska De Marco

Training seminar for Second and Foreign Language teachers

Learning how to teach, Part 5

Seminar language: Italian
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 16 December 2011
Time: 14.00-18.00
Cost: € 100 (for all five parts)
Trainers: Aldo Mazza, Licia Casagrande & Ivana Gozzi

Training seminar for Second and Foreign Language teachers at the nursery school

music and song

Seminar language: Italian
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano/Bozen
Date: 6 Dicember 2011
Time: 15.00-18.00
Cost: 15 Euro
Trainer: Vanessa Paganelli

Training seminar for potential teachers of German as a foreign language

Learning how to teach, Part 3 - receptive skills I

Seminar language: German
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 25 November 2011
Time: 14.30-17.30
Cost: € 140 (for all eight parts)
Trainers: Georg Stoumbos, Wiltrud Arlt, Priska De Marco

Training seminar for Second and Foreign Language teachers

Learning how to teach, Part 4

Seminar language: Italian
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 25 November 2011
Time: 14.00-18.00
Cost: € 100 (for all five parts)
Trainers: Aldo Mazza, Licia Casagrande & Ivana Gozzi

Training seminar for Italian teachers

CELI exam procedures

Seminar language: Italian
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 18 November 2011
Time: 10.00-13.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Licia Casagrande

Training seminar for potential teachers of German as a foreign language

Learning how to teach, Part 2 - developing dialogue and drilling techniques

Seminar language: German
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 11 November 2011
Time: 14.30-17.30
Cost: € 140 (for all eight parts)
Trainers: Georg Stoumbos, Wiltrud Arlt, Priska De Marco

Training seminar for English teachers

Pronunciation

Seminar language: English
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 3 November 2011
Time: 10.45-13.45
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Inger Tan-Dietrich, Seàn O'Toole

Training seminar for potential teachers of German as a foreign language

Learning how to teach, Part 1 - rudiments

Seminar language: German
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 21 October 2011
Time: 14.30-17.30
Cost: € 140 (for all eight parts)
Trainers: Georg Stoumbos, Wiltrud Arlt, Priska De Marco

Training seminar for Second and Foreign Language teachers

Learning how to teach, Part 3

Seminar language: Italian
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 21 October 2011
Time: 14.00-18.00
Cost: € 100 (for all five parts)
Trainers: Aldo Mazza, Licia Casagrande & Ivana Gozzi

Training seminar for English teachers

Preparation course for the Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT)
Module 3: Managing the teaching and learning process
Session 1 of 8 sessions

Seminar language: English
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 14 October 2011
Time: 14.30-17.30
Cost: € 100 (for all eight sessions)
Trainers: Peter Marsh-Hunn, Inger Tan-Dietrich, Seàn O'Toole & Judy Board

Training seminar (not only) for English teachers

Using the interactive whiteboard / Smartboard - idea sharing

Seminar language: English
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 29 September 2011
Time: 15.00-18.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Inger Tan-Dietrich

Training seminar (not only) for English teachers

Using the interactive whiteboard / Smartboard - refresher course

Seminar language: English
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 28 September 2011
Time: 15.00-18.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Inger Tan-Dietrich

Training seminar for Second and Foreign Language teachers

Learning how to teach, Part 2

Seminar language: Italian
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 17 September 2011
Time: 14.00-18.00
Cost: € 100 (for all five parts)
Trainers: Aldo Mazza, Licia Casagrande & Ivana Gozzi

Training seminar for Second and Foreign Language teachers

Learning how to teach, Part 1

Seminar language: Italian
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 16 September 2011
Time: 14.00-18.00
Cost: € 100 (for all five parts)
Trainers: Aldo Mazza, Licia Casagrande & Ivana Gozzi

Workshop (not only) for Italian teachers

Storytelling in the 4th & 5th primary school classroom

Seminar language: Italian
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 11 August 2011
Time: 09.15-13.00 & 14.00-17.30
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Licia Casagrande & Ivana Gozzi

Workshop (not only) for Italian teachers

Storytelling in the 1st, 2nd & 3rd primary school classroom

Seminar language: Italian
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 10 August 2011
Time: 09.15-13.00 & 14.00-17.30
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Licia Casagrande & Ivana Gozzi

Workshop (not only) for English teachers

Sharing ideas for classroom activities

Seminar language: English
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 22 June 2011
Time: 09.00-12.00 & 14.30-17.30
Cost: € 30
Trainers: English department

Workshop for language café

10 years Sprachlounge/Café delle lingue: an exchange of experiences and reflection

Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 21 May 2011
Time: 9.00-12.00
Trainer: Aldo Mazza

Workshop (not only) for German teachers

Teaching material

Seminar language: German
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 20 May 2011
Time: 15.00-18.00
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Irmgard Harbich Alber

Workshop (not only) for Italian teachers

Exploiting differences as a resource

Seminar language: Italian
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 20 May 2011
Time: 14.00-17.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Licia Casagrande & Ivana Gozzi

Workshop (not only) for Italian teachers

Expoliting differences as a resource

Seminar language: Italian
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 29 April 2011
Time: 14.00-17.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Licia Casagrande & Ivana Gozzi

Workshop (not only) for German teachers

Speaking activities, Part 2

Seminar language: German
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 25 March 2011
Time: 15.00-18.00
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Irmgard Harbich Alber

Workshop (not only) for Italian teachers

Developing teaching materials

Seminar language: Italian
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 25 March 2011
Time: 09.30-12.30
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Licia Casagrande & Maddalena Giovannelli

Workshop (not only) for German teachers

Grammar in communicative teaching, Part 2

Seminar language: German
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 25 March 2011
Time: 09.30-12.30
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Georg Stoumbos

Workshop (not only) for German teachers

Speaking activities, Part 1

Seminar language: German
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Merano / Meran
Date: 25 February 2011
Time: 15.00-18.00
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Irmgard Harbich-Alber

Workshop (not only) for German teachers

Grammar in communicative teaching

Seminar language: German
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 25 February 2011
Time: 09.30-12.30
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Georg Stoumbos

Workshop for English teachers

Oral training for Cambridge exams

Seminar language: English
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 18 February 2011
Time: 14.00-18.00
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Seàn O'Toole

Workshop (not only) for English teachers

Inductive Grammar

Seminar language: English
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 18 January 2011
Time: 14.00-17.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Inger Tan-Dietrich, Peter Marsh-Hunn, Seàn O'Toole, Judy Board

Workshop (not only) for English teachers

Student centred lessons

Seminar language: English
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 18 January 2011
Time: 10.00-13.00
Cost: € 15
Trainers: Inger Tan-Dietrich, Peter Marsh-Hunn, Seàn O'Toole, Judy Board

Workshop (not only) for German teachers

Speaking activities (Part 2)

Seminar language: German
Site: alpha beta piccadilly - Bolzano / Bozen
Date: 12 January 2011
Time: 15.30-18.30
Cost: € 15
Trainer: Georg Stoumbos