Concorso preparation for teachers

We help you prepare for your concorso docenti AB24, AB25 and BB02 with interactive self-study courses designed by experts

Are you looking for...

  • a preparation course fully in English?

  • 24/7 access to study in your own time for 2 years?

  • reliable information about language teaching methodology for the Italian concorso docenti?

  • helpful summaries of the main topics of the concorso programme?

  • interesting videos, audios and texts to guide you and keep you engaged?

  • quizzes and sample tracce svolte to practise answering the concorso questions?

If you're interested in English language teaching, explore our other courses:

Language Teaching Methodology

Designing Activities and Lessons

Teaching Literature in the Language Classroom

Multiple Choice Quizzes on Methodology, Grammar and Linguistics

Multiple Choice Quizzes on English and American Literature and History

AB24 Lesson Planning

AB25 Lesson Planning

News: the courses are now available in a convenient bundle!

If you're preparing for the oral exam, check out our new self-study bundle:

Key features

  • Everything in one place

    High-quality lessons designed by language education academics based on the latest research, all in the same place. Each unit starts with a summary and continues with expansion tasks and quizzes, so you decide how much to study of each topic.

  • Free lessons

    You can access the first few units for free and read the course introduction, so you can get a sense of what the course looks like and whether it's suitable for you.

  • 24/7 access for 2 years

    If you have a job, family commitments or other time constraints, this course is designed to meet your needs: access it whenever you like, 24/7, for 2 years for all purchases starting 1 February 2023

  • 100% in English

    All of our courses are designed entirely in English by expert course designers, proofread and regularly revised for quality assurance.

  • Audios, videos, PowerPoints and texts

    Not everybody likes to learn in the same way: that is why the course grabs and keeps your attention by alternating videos, audios, PowerPoint presentations, text summaries, quizzes and discussion boards.

  • Chosen by hundreds of teachers

    Hundreds of English teachers in Italy have passed their concorsi and improved their teaching skills with our courses: by enrolling in a LanguagEd course, you're joining a community

Hundreds of teachers have passed their concorso with us

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Thanks LanguagED!

Jane Stewart

I did both the 'language teaching methodology' and 'designing activities and lessons' courses before my concorso in October 2020 and highly recommend both of...

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I did both the 'language teaching methodology' and 'designing activities and lessons' courses before my concorso in October 2020 and highly recommend both of them. The courses are brilliant and engaging with helpful links to additional resources which are useful for both the theory and practice of English language teaching. I found both courses extremely relevant for the concorso, great for professional development and useful for the classroom. I was over the moon when I passed the concorso and believe this was largely thanks to the invaluable input of LanguagED. I can't wait to get stuck into the 'multiple choice quizzes' course in order to refresh and consolidate what I've already learned.

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Just great!

daniela moffa

Ho impiegato mesi a raccogliere materiale sparso su internet e a comprare libri vari senza risultati a mio parere soddisfacenti. Questo corso è esattamente q...

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Ho impiegato mesi a raccogliere materiale sparso su internet e a comprare libri vari senza risultati a mio parere soddisfacenti. Questo corso è esattamente quello che cercavo: è perfetto sia per affrontare il concorso sia per migliorarmi come insegnante di lingua. In particolare, mi ha colpito per l'organizzazione del materiale, che è eccellente, e la qualità delle video-lezioni, che incuriosiscono e riescono a tenere alta l'attenzione .

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THE BEST COURSE I'VE EVER ATTENDED

Paola Mammi

I bought this course to take the concorso straordinario and I found out it covers all the topic I needed in a very interesting way. It's full of resources. I...

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I bought this course to take the concorso straordinario and I found out it covers all the topic I needed in a very interesting way. It's full of resources. I strongly recommend it to all my ELT colleagues.

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An inspirational course

Sabrina Perini

Thanks to this course I've learned many new tips about activities to do in the classroom and I've discovered so many websites and blogs to improve my knowled...

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Thanks to this course I've learned many new tips about activities to do in the classroom and I've discovered so many websites and blogs to improve my knowledge of English Language Teaching.

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Concorso straordinario passato con 72/80

anna favaretto

Grazie grazie e ancora grazie! senza di voi non sarei mai riuscita a passare il concorso straordinario di ottobre scorso. Mi avete dato la possibilità di acc...

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Grazie grazie e ancora grazie! senza di voi non sarei mai riuscita a passare il concorso straordinario di ottobre scorso. Mi avete dato la possibilità di accedere a una serie di materiali che altrimenti da sola avrei fatto molta fatica a reperire. Ho studiato quasi esclusivamente dai vostri materiali e ritengo che siano stati la carta vincente!!! vi ringrazio ancora tantissimo!

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LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Letizia Pantalloni

Trovo il corso ben organizzato, gli argomenti fin qui svolti sono spiegati con chiarezza, vi sono molti suggerimenti e link per approfondire gli argomenti tr...

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Trovo il corso ben organizzato, gli argomenti fin qui svolti sono spiegati con chiarezza, vi sono molti suggerimenti e link per approfondire gli argomenti trattati ed i test aiutano a memorizzare e a riflettere su quanto esposto.

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Very interesting

Chiara Soriente

This course is very interesting, well built, accurately managed and self motivating. I personally recommend it. I hope I will be able to write down as clearl...

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This course is very interesting, well built, accurately managed and self motivating. I personally recommend it. I hope I will be able to write down as clearly as these authors at the Concorso 2020. Fingers crossed.

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Concise and appropriate

rossella pozzi

very well done, a lot of materials to study, reliable tests and Concorso Essay Questions with deep analysis as samples

very well done, a lot of materials to study, reliable tests and Concorso Essay Questions with deep analysis as samples

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Really well done!

Susan Boyd

Great course. A bit too long and detailed in some units but very easy to follow.

Great course. A bit too long and detailed in some units but very easy to follow.

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precise

Nadia Nizzetto

The course provides the students with different materials and loads of articles that can enrich your knowledge. Suitable also for teachers "di ruolo".

The course provides the students with different materials and loads of articles that can enrich your knowledge. Suitable also for teachers "di ruolo".

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EXCELLENT

Germana Alfeo

EXCELLENT

EXCELLENT

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A historical timeline of language teaching methods

Meet your instructors

Lead Instructor Chiara Bruzzano

Chiara Bruzzano (BA, MA, Cambridge DELTA 1, PhD) is a teacher trainer and researcher in language education. She is the founder and manager of LanguagEd, with which she has helped hundreds of Italian teachers pass their concorso. After teaching English in Italy, Spain and the UK, she gained her PhD at the University of Leeds with a research study on the teaching of English listening in Italian high schools. She is now the Principal Investigator on her research project "Forced Migrants, IELTS and Access to Higher Education" for the British Council. Chiara has been a language teacher trainer for many years and she specialises in the Italian school context. She has collaborated with a number of schools in Italy and is an English trainer at the Università degli Studi di Milano. She also collaborates on TESOL MA degrees with the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and the University of Leeds. Chiara has published research and presented at international conferences on language teaching methodology. Further, she has developed teacher training materials for Oxford University Press Italia, and she is a resident writer for Modern English Teacher.

Contributor Sylvia Provenzano

Sylvia is a Teaching Fellow in English at the University of Bologna and an Examiner. Growing up bilingual between the UK and Italy, Sylvia has always pursued her passion for languages: she studied Modern Foreign Languages and Literature at the Catholic University of Milan and completed her MA in TESOL and Translation Studies at Aston University in Birmingham. She has taught English in a wide range of educational contexts in Spain, Italy and UK with a focus on exam preparation, ESP and Academic English. She has also been Course Director in Cambridge and has taught online to refugees and displaced people for several years. Sylvia is currently studying for her Cambridge DELTA. She is interested in English as a Foreign Language and especially in Communicative Language Teaching. Find out more about her on this page: shorturl.at/bCI24

Andrew Woodbury

A native of Toronto, Canada, Andrew is a teacher, writer, and entrepreneur. He is Co-Director of English language startup Learn YOUR English. Andrew has been a language teacher since 2010, working both in Canada and abroad. He has taught a range of student and teacher training courses, and his current interests include English for Academic Purposes. More recently, he has been teaching EAP at College and Universities in Canada since 2015. He has a passion for teacher education, development, and working with teachers to ensure they not only receive the support they require, but that they are also provided the tools to take control of their own self-directed development. Andrew also contributes to and produces podcasts. He currently produces two podcasts: the Learn YOUR English podcast, and Incomplete Past. He is also the co-host of Corey & Woody IsoCast.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Can I preview the courses before I buy them?

    Absolutely: we encourage you to enrol in the free previews of the courses, read the introductions and start studying the free units.

  • What is the price of the courses?

    Each course has a different price: open the course you are interested in and you will find the price on the course page

  • Are the course contents updated?

    One of the advantages of studying with an online course over a paper resource is that our online courses are constantly updated to keep up with the latest news in the concorsi and in the research literature.

  • Which course should I choose?

    Your choice will depend on what your background is and how much you are already familiar with the concorso topics. We are always happy to help teachers choose the right courses for them individually: just get in touch at [email protected] and we will help you find the course that is right for you so that you can save time and money.

  • After buying access to a course, when does it become available?

    Immediately! As soon as you complete your credit card payment, your course will appear in your "dashboard" and you will be able to start studying.

  • How long will my course access be available for?

    All our courses and quiz databases are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As of 1 February 2023, we have doubled the course duration to help teachers who have been subject to the delays of the concorsi, so you can now enjoy the courses for 2 full years.

  • I don't have a credit or debit card: can I pay with a bank transfer?

    Yes, you can pay with a bank transfer and we will activate your access manually within 24 working hours. Just email [email protected] to set this up.

Have you got more questions?

Find out more about the best courses for your needs, the 2-year duration of your access from 1 February 2023 (and prior course durations), payment methods and much more via our FAQs in Italian and our Terms and Conditions.

Alternatively, contact us