Language Teaching with AI: Enhancing Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing

Please note this description is for the course which starts at 21:30 GMT (UTC).

• For the Asia and Australasia version starting at 9:00 GMT (UTC), click here
• For the Middle East version starting at 12.30 GMT (UTC) click here
• For the Europe version starting at 19:00 GMT (UTC), click here

Introduction:

Join Joe Dale, independent languages consultant and current AI Project Lead for the National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE), for a brand-new, fully updated four-part webinar series exploring how AI tools can enhance listening, speaking, reading and writing in the languages classroom.

Joe’s popular Facebook group, Language Teaching with AI, now has over 6,200 members. Around 450 teachers worldwide have already completed his AI webinar training, including 300 for the first series, Resource Creation with ChatGPT, and 150 for the second, Language Teaching with AI. This latest version introduces an almost entirely new set of tools, workflows and ideas.

Why attend?

• Discover how to incorporate AI tools into engaging listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities
• Learn to use prompt engineering effectively to generate tailored classroom content without wasting time
• Explore practical, hands-on examples such as personalised storybooks, AI-generated dialogues, student chatbots, animated images, and vibe-coded web apps
• Align AI tools with adaptive teaching strategies to enhance student agency, feedback, and creativity in your language classroom

Webinar Outline:

21.30-11.00 GMT (UTC) Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Webinar 1: Language Teaching with AI: Enhancing Listening (Recording available to purchase as part of the Session 1-4 ticket or as an individual ticket)

• Padlet AI Recipe: At the start of the session, participants will post reflections on AI and listening.
• Google Docs Prompt Builder: Kick off the series by designing AI-supported lesson plans for all four skills using Joe’s editable Google Doc with dropdown menus. Learn how to structure a complete lesson, from input to output, in seconds.
• Luvvoice: Generate custom listening files in one click using text-to-speech.
• Turboscribe and Gaston.Live: Transcribe audio and video content for listening and feedback (note: Gaston.Live allows one free transcription per day; Turboscribe allows three).
• Vidnoz: Create talking avatars using photos or templates (18+).
• Brisk Podcast: Generate short podcasts in the target language at your chosen CEFR level.
• Google AI Studio: Build custom dialogues using your own scripts.
• NotebookLM: End the session by generating a video overview based on the Padlet reflections.
• Suno – Instantly generate short, catchy songs in your target language from a simple prompt to engage learners with listening in a fun and creative way.
• Conclusion and Q&A

21.30-23.00 GMT (UTC) Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Webinar 2: Language Teaching with AI: Enhancing Speaking

• AudioPen: Record spontaneous speech and get instant summaries.
• Turboscribe Voice Typing: Dictate speech and receive editable transcriptions.
• Mizou + GoFullPage: Use chatbots for structured and unstructured speaking; capture transcripts for analysis.
• Flint AI: Generate and practise oral questions with built-in adaptive feedback.
• Edcafe: Create a custom chatbot to practise speaking with personalised real-time feedback.
• Talos Learn: Build AI-powered chatbots to simulate real-world interactions.
• Gliglish: Use AI to simulate authentic pronunciation feedback and fluency training.
• TutorLily: Practise speaking and receive constructive corrections.
• Vibe-coded Web App – Speaking Coach: Showcase a custom-built web app for speaking practice created using Google Gemini Canvas.
• Conclusion and Q&A

21.30-23.00 GMT (UTC) Wednesday 18th February 2026 - Enhancing Reading with AI Webinar 3: Language Teaching with AI: Enhancing Reading

• Gemini Storybook: Create illustrated stories based on prompts, screenshots of sentence builders, or full texts.
• Gemini Storybook Exporter + PDF Gear: Export as PDF and convert to PowerPoint for editable slides.
• Diffit + PDF Gear Hack: Generate AI reading texts and convert to Word using PDF Gear workaround.
• MultilingProfiler: Check vocabulary alignment with exam specifications or CEFR levels.
• Brisk Teaching: Create reading comprehension quizzes for Google Forms and Microsoft Forms (login with Google or Microsoft).
• Reading Mode in Chrome: Enable Read Aloud features for dyslexic learners or accessibility.
• Google Read Along: Interactive reading assistant for children aged 5–9 with real-time speech recognition.
• Microsoft Reading Coach: Adaptive AI support for early readers with pronunciation feedback.
• Paste from Markdown trick: Transfer tables and formatted text cleanly from ChatGPT to Google Docs, ideal for transcripts or worksheets.
• Vibe-coded Web Apps – Sketch It & Language Learning Hub: Explore creative apps for visual reading support and learner agency.
• Conclusion and Q&A

21.30-23.00 GMT (UTC) Wednesday 25th February 2026 - Webinar 4: Language Teaching with AI: Enhancing Writing

• Vheer + EZGIF: Animate photos and turn them into GIFs for creative stimulus tasks.
• Magic Padlet AI Image: Generate illustrations based on prompts (formerly I Can’t Draw).
• Wheel of Names: Prompt vocabulary retrieval or sentence creation tasks.
• Brisk Boost Tutor: Receive adaptive AI feedback on student writing with targeted suggestions.
• Quillbot: Paraphrase and rework student sentences with clarity.
• Vibe-coded Web App – Legofy: Turn images into Lego-style writing prompts for descriptive writing.
• AI Prompting Workflow: Use Socratic-style ChatGPT prompting to generate a personalised development plan for each participant based on structured reflections.
• Conclusion and Q&A

In this series, you will learn how to:

• Explore AI tools for teaching listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
• Learn how to design effective prompts and AI workflows.
• Try out creative ideas such as chatbot feedback, animated visuals, and custom storybooks.
• See how to build or remix your own interactive web apps using Gemini Canvas.

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the latest AI tools and discover how they can revolutionise your language teaching!

The webinars will be recorded, and links will be shared with registrants. Please note, presentation and recording links are intended for registrants only and should not be shared privately or publicly.

Special Offer:

Purchase the whole series and get 4 webinars for the price of 3! That’s one webinar for FREE (plus the Eventbrite booking fee). If you miss any of the live sessions, you can still access the recordings and participate in the upcoming webinars. Departmental rates are available too!

Registrants can request a certificate of attendance for each individual webinar or for the entire series. These certificates will indicate the number of professional development hours completed. To request a certificate, please complete the Google Form provided at the end of each webinar.

Time Slots for Your Convenience:

To accommodate language teachers worldwide, Joe Dale has created four separate Eventbrite registration pages for the series. Select the slot that best suits your time zone:

• Asia and Australasia: 9:00 GMT (UTC)
• Middle East 12.30 GMT (UTC)
• Europe: 19:00 GMT (UTC)
• Americas: 21:30 GMT (UTC)

Register now for the slot that works best for you and learn how to use AI tools to enhance your language teaching skills.

Australasia

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/language-teaching-with-ai-enhancing-listening-speaking-reading-writing-tickets-1970203756472

Middle East

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Europe

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/language-teaching-with-ai-enhancing-listening-speaking-reading-writing-tickets-1970742130764

The Americas

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/language-teaching-with-ai-enhancing-listening-speaking-reading-writing-tickets-1970760995188

Presenter’s bio:

Joe Dale is an independent languages consultant from the UK who works with a range of organisations such as Network for Languages, ALL, The British Council, the BBC, Skype, Microsoft and The Guardian. He was host of the TES MFL forum for six years, former SSAT Languages Lead Practitioner, a regular conference speaker and recognised expert on technology and language learning. He has spoken at conferences and run training courses in Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, the Far East and Australasia. He was a member of the Ministerial Steering Group on languages for the UK coalition government and advised on the Linguanet Worldwide project for The Language Company. He created ICT activities for the new Institut Français, ALL and Network for Languages Primary French Project Niveau Bleu, Blanc and Rouge courses and was short-listed for a NAACE Impact Award in 2013 too. Joe supported the Erasmus Plus project Conflict to Cooperation with 5 European countries and the Erasmus Plus Project Learning to think and live outside the box. He recently organised and co-hosted a 10 part series of webinars Saturday Tech-Talk in collaboration with the British Council in Indonesia and iTELL and worked on the Nusantara Go project for the British Council in Indonesia and PearTree Languages in 2022. He also worked on the Supporting Schools Reform in Algeria project through the British Council 2019-2020. He is currently the AI Project Lead for the National Consortium for Languages Education. He was recently described in a Guardian article as an 'MFL guru' and 'the man behind the #mfltwitterati.'. Joe’s new Facebook group ‘Language Teaching with AI already has over 6200 members!

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