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The Motivated Classroom

The Motivated Classroom

By Dr. Liam Printer

A weekly podcast for language teachers and learners hosted by Dr. Liam Printer talking all things education, languages, motivation and engagement; linking current educational research to your classroom practice and providing a few ideas for some easy to implement, zero-prep, motivational strategies you can try out right away! Join the conversation on social media using #MotivatedClassroom. I'd love to know what you think so please get in touch. Full programme notes available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast
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102 ¦ Maintaining motivation right until the end of the year

The Motivated ClassroomJun 01, 2023

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102 ¦ Maintaining motivation right until the end of the year
Jun 01, 202334:20
101 ¦ Respecting and amplifying all languages in our multilingual classrooms with Dr. Eowyn Crisfield
May 05, 202331:52
100 ¦ Self-determination theory, motivation and language learning with Dr. Richard Ryan

100 ¦ Self-determination theory, motivation and language learning with Dr. Richard Ryan

In this episode 100, I am delighted and honoured to be joined by esteemed researcher, psychologist and co-founder of Self-Determination Theory, Dr. Richard Ryan. Dr. Ryan's work has been cited over 510,000 times and his work with Edward Deci on intrinsic motivation and Self-Determination Theory has changed the way educators understand raising motivation in the classroom. Dr. Ryan provides us with detailed, insightful perspectives on the current research around raising Self-Determination Theory as well as how it applies in the language acquisition classroom. An absolutely fantastic discussion with a researcher that has changed the world of education. This is a must listen for all teachers.

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Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Feb 24, 202334:18
99 ¦ Raising language learner motivation with Dr. Kimberly Noels
Feb 03, 202331:40
98 ¦ Three motivation-based case studies from the language classroom
Jan 20, 202332:13
97 ¦ The motivation-engagement-acquisition cycle
Jan 06, 202332:56
96 ¦ Interrupting misogyny and toxic masculinity with Abelardo Almazán-Vázquez
Dec 16, 202243:34
95 ¦ Trauma-informed teaching with illiterate students with Janique Vanderstocken
Dec 02, 202245:06
94 ¦ Advanced students: Keeping the inputs comprehensible through increased autonomy
Nov 25, 202224:55
93 ¦ Why grammar instruction is impeding acquisition

93 ¦ Why grammar instruction is impeding acquisition

Following up on the extended episode 92 on maximising our target language use in class, this episode goes a little deeper and discusses how an over-emphasis on grammar instruction and accuracy is killing natural acquisition. Touching on key issues in our field, the goal of this episode is to open up professional debate about how we continue to emphasise grammar instruction, even in our beginner classes and what effect this is having on our students' natural acquisition.

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Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Nov 11, 202234:15
92 ¦ Maximising your target language use with Alina Filipescu and Jason Fritze
Oct 28, 202256:27
91 ¦ Error correction, motivation and examination
Oct 14, 202225:32
90 ¦ Differentiation in the language acquisition classroom

90 ¦ Differentiation in the language acquisition classroom

The second in a two-part series focusing on equity and access to learning for all. Following up on Episode 89 on 'Universal Design for Learning' (UDL), this episodes looks more at differentiation; what we can and should be doing inside our language acquisition classrooms in order to support all learners and ensure they all have the tools needed to access the learning. I provide a list of some of the ways I try to differentiate the learning in my own language acquisition classroom and discuss how these approaches work in practice. 

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Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Oct 07, 202231:01
89 ¦ UDL: Access for all through a Universal Design for Learning

89 ¦ UDL: Access for all through a Universal Design for Learning

In this first of a two-part series focusing on differentiation, equity and how to ensure all learners have access to the learning, we look at the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and its applications in the language acquisition classroom. This episode goes over the 3 main priorities of UDL and their 9 principles, using an example from the world languages classroom to show how we can apply some of these principles to ensure all of our learners have access to the learning and not just some of them.

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Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Sep 23, 202231:50
88 ¦ Q&A: New students entering a CI class, adult learners & difficult classes
Sep 09, 202226:29
87 ¦ Back to school: Eight strategies for a motivated year

87 ¦ Back to school: Eight strategies for a motivated year

This episode of The Motivated Classroom podcast focuses on going back to school. I go through eight of my top strategies or goals to ensure both we, the teachers, and our students have a motivated year. Most importantly, there is a particular focus in these strategies on teacher and student well-being. Let me know what you think of them and what your goals are for a motivated year in school!

Build relationships, not powerpoints More autonomy, less monotony Share passions, not problems Look at students, not at a screen Talk more, photocopy less Be good to yourself, not hard on yourself Co-create, don't coerce Think motivation, not examination

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Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Aug 26, 202218:36
86 ¦ Eight zero-prep classroom activities to instil a love of reading
Aug 12, 202229:03
85 ¦ Motivating beginners through easy-to-read novels with Margarita Pérez García

85 ¦ Motivating beginners through easy-to-read novels with Margarita Pérez García

The wonderfully talent teacher, presenter and author of easy-to-read literature, Margarita Pérez García, joins us in the episode of The Motivated Classroom to talk us through how she uses novels in her classroom to motivate and engage beginner language students. As we know from decades of research, reading is a crucial and central element to language acquisition, yet teachers are often unsure how to use reading with beginners. Margarita goes through her favourite low-prep strategies in detail in this episode! A must listen for all #language #teachers!

As always, please keep in touch and share widely!

Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Jul 29, 202235:15
84 ¦ Comprehensible Input (CI) teaching with intermediate & advanced learners

84 ¦ Comprehensible Input (CI) teaching with intermediate & advanced learners

As a follow-up to the interview with Dr. Stephen Krashen, in this episode we look at a very common question among language teachers: Can we use a Comprehensible Input approach or with 'Acquisition Driven Instruction (ADI)' when it comes to intermediate or more advanced learners? This episode takes a slightly different angle as I demonstrate what CI would look like in my classroom for both beginners and intermediate or advanced students. I hope you find it useful!

As always, please keep in touch and share widely!

Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Jul 15, 202232:15
83 ¦ Language acquisition through compelling, comprehensible input with Dr. Stephen Krashen

83 ¦ Language acquisition through compelling, comprehensible input with Dr. Stephen Krashen

Professor Emeritus Dr. Stephen Krashen is one of the most important and influential language acquisition researchers in history. His research over 40 years has completely revolutionised our understanding of how languages are acquired. Dr. Krashen has been cited in over 23,000 peer reviewed research journals and has authored more than 560 publications. The 'Input Hypothesis', which showed us how languages are acquired naturally through comprehensible inputs has had a huge impact on how languages are taught in classrooms across the globe. The episode includes a variety of references to insightful research and of course, also has many of Dr. Krashen's famously entertaining, language acquisition anecdotes and stories! An absolute must listen for all #language #teachers

As always, please keep in touch and share widely!

Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Jul 01, 202246:18
82 ¦ Teaching with Comprehensible Input (CI) Q&A: Inclusion, parents and missing class
Jun 17, 202230:17
81 ¦ Teaching with Comprehensible Input (CI): Is it more inclusive but less authentic?
Jun 10, 202228:18
80 ¦ Teaching with Comprehensible Input (CI): Overcoming the obstacles
Jun 03, 202231:24
79 ¦ Motivation and Extensive Processing Instruction (EPI) with Dr. Gianfranco Conti

79 ¦ Motivation and Extensive Processing Instruction (EPI) with Dr. Gianfranco Conti

In this episode of The Motivated Classroom podcast, Dr. Gianfranco Conti joins us to discuss acquiring languages through 'Extensive Processing Instruction' (EPI) and how it links to motivation and engagement. Gianfranco shares his expertise, experience and the research around the approach as well as many practical classroom activities. An absolute must-listen for languages teachers!

As always, please keep in touch and share widely!

Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
May 27, 202236:19
78 ¦ Setting, streaming and separating by ability
May 13, 202227:48
77 ¦ Increasing uptake and decreasing dropout in our language programmes
May 06, 202230:10
76 ¦ Q&A: Assessing writing, use of English & not overwhelming beginners
Apr 22, 202227:24
75 ¦ Centring our language class around Black & Brown identities with Ben Tinsley

75 ¦ Centring our language class around Black & Brown identities with Ben Tinsley

Following up on the social justice focus in episodes 73 and 74, in this episode the wonderful Ben Tinsley joins The Motivated Classroom podcast to discuss how he centres his entire languages curriculum and classroom around Black, Brown and other marginalised identities and voices. A brilliant episode where Ben explains how he uses a technique called 'Map-Talk' to amplify and uphold diverse regions and peoples from around the world in his classroom. An absolute must-listen for all world languages teachers!

As always, please keep in touch and share widely!

Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.


Apr 08, 202234:04
74 ¦ The languages classroom as a vehicle for social justice
Apr 01, 202228:14
73 ¦ Language, identity and inclusion with Françoise Thenoux
Mar 25, 202243:14
72 ¦ Using the target language: When, why and how
Mar 11, 202223:27
71 ¦ Q&A: Starting class, taking notes and building on class stories
Mar 04, 202229:06
70 ¦ Six easy steps for an effective parent-teacher meeting
Feb 18, 202224:18
69 ¦ Towards an evidence-informed school with Jade Pearce

69 ¦ Towards an evidence-informed school with Jade Pearce

The last in the three part mini series on professional development and the importance of being an evidence-informed teacher. In this episode I am joined by the inspirational, Jade Pearce. Jade shares the journey her school has been on towards becoming an evidence-informed school and gives us all tips to get started on this path in our own contexts. Jade is a fountain of educational and pedagogical knowledge. You don't want to miss this one!

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Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Feb 04, 202236:41
68 ¦ Developing evidence-informed pedagogy through internal professional development

68 ¦ Developing evidence-informed pedagogy through internal professional development

This episodes builds upon and follows on from Ep. 67 with Darren Leslie of Becoming Educated podcast focusing on our roles as 'teaching and learning research leads'. In this episode I discuss the internal, research based, professional development we have started here at The International School of Lausanne in our drive to becoming an evidence-informed school using evidence-informed pedagogy. I explain the rational and research behind how our internal PD structure works at our school and how we actively encourage everyone to be part of our reading research groups.

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Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Jan 28, 202230:29
67 ¦ Collaboration podcast: Motivating, school based professional development with Darren Leslie

67 ¦ Collaboration podcast: Motivating, school based professional development with Darren Leslie

In this first podcast collaboration, I chat with Darren Leslie of the wonderful Becoming Educated podcast. We talk about our roles as 'teaching and learning research leads' at our respective schools, how we got into these positions, why we feel its important to have internal, evidence based, professional development on-going throughout the year and how we got started on this podcast journey! A brilliant conversation that we could have continued all day!

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Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Jan 21, 202250:09
66 ¦ Q&A: Sharing classrooms, minimum contact time & creating a class motto
Jan 14, 202226:25
65 ¦ Motivational lessons from the elementary classroom

65 ¦ Motivational lessons from the elementary classroom

The final episode in the three-part series on motivating young language learners following up on the interviews with researcher Dr. Quint Oga-Baldwin in episode 63 and with primary school Dutch teacher, Marianne de Best, in episode 64. In this episode we discuss what secondary or high school teachers can learn from our elementary colleagues teaching languages to very young learners.

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Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Jan 07, 202228:29
64 ¦ Practical strategies to both reach & teach young language learners with Marianne de Best
Dec 31, 202132:32
63 ¦ Classroom approaches for motivating young language learners with Dr. Quint Oga-Baldwin
Dec 17, 202131:17
62 ¦ Motivation and culture through music in the classroom
Dec 10, 202129:18
61 ¦ 12 motivating, zero-prep listening activities
Dec 03, 202129:17
60 ¦ Going deskless and using classroom displays in the language classroom
Nov 19, 202122:42
59 ¦ Q&A: Student resistance, online translators and teaching spelling
Nov 12, 202131:07
58 ¦ Parental engagement and motivated language learners with Dr. Chris Martin

58 ¦ Parental engagement and motivated language learners with Dr. Chris Martin

I'm joined by the fantastic Dr. Chris Martin in this episode to discuss the importance of positive parental engagement and how this can impact upon language learning motivation for your students. Chris shares findings from his own research in this area as well as many easy to implement practical tips for the language classroom.

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Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom, Twitter @motclasspodcast and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on patreon.com.
Nov 05, 202130:45
57 ¦ The impact of parental beliefs on language learning motivation
Oct 22, 202123:50
56 ¦ Making homework motivational
Oct 15, 202128:12
55 ¦ Finding the common ground between language acquisition research and classroom practice with Dr. Florencia Henshaw
Oct 08, 202129:23
54 ¦ Implicit and explicit knowledge in the language classroom
Sep 24, 202126:08
53 ¦ Q&A: Aligning an acquisition based approach within the curriculum & girls v. boys motivation
Sep 10, 202123:18
52 ¦ Setting up your language class in 12 zero-prep steps
Sep 03, 202128:12
51 ¦ Using classroom jobs to provide more input & build relationships
Aug 27, 202125:52
50 ¦ Translating second language acquisition research into motivational practice with Dr. Karen Lichtman & Dr. Bill VanPatten
Aug 20, 202101:06:14
49 ¦ Motivational strategies part two: The role of the teacher
Aug 06, 202123:28
48 ¦ Motivational strategies part one: From research to classroom practice
Jul 23, 202125:28
47 ¦ Q&A: Surviving as a student-teacher, the curriculum & writing notes in class
Jul 09, 202121:53
46 ¦ The motivational impact of decolonising our languages curriculum with Maud Waret
Jun 25, 202132:44
45 ¦ Motivating multilinguals through inclusion, diversity & pride with Tan Huynh
Jun 18, 202136:52
44 ¦ From retrieval to review: Structuring a motivated language lesson
Jun 11, 202124:08
43 ¦ From August to June: Structuring a language curriculum without a textbook
Jun 04, 202128:11
42 ¦ The power of positive emotions in the language classroom
May 28, 202127:14
41 ¦ What every teacher needs to know about memory and motivation with Steve Smith
May 21, 202134:28
40 ¦ Active learning strategies: 12 zero-prep activities for the classroom
May 14, 202127:58
39 ¦ Q & A: Reluctant colleagues, what to prioritise and how to build confidence

39 ¦ Q & A: Reluctant colleagues, what to prioritise and how to build confidence

In this question and answer episode there are some wonderful questions from listeners on how to prioritise our class time, coping with colleagues who are reluctant to new initiatives, how to create interesting stories and supporting students' low confidence/self-esteem.

For full details a list of these strategies, check out the programme notes with further information and links to research and resources at www.liamprinter.com/podcast.

Are you a regular listener and enjoying The Motivated Classroom podcast? Join me on my patreon page here.     Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom

Keep sharing and spreading the word. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch or leave me a review 🙏

May 07, 202126:44
38 ¦ Motivational strategies for teaching grammar
Apr 30, 202128:26
37 ¦ Demotivation: What is it and how do we stop it?
Apr 23, 202126:26
36 ¦ Teaching in the moment, professional development & language play with Diane Neubauer
Apr 16, 202127:56
35 ¦ Assessing and grading for proficiency whilst maintaining motivation

35 ¦ Assessing and grading for proficiency whilst maintaining motivation

Thank you to the listeners for this question about how we can maintain motivation whilst also grading and assessing for proficiency. In this episode we discuss some strategies for assessing and grading keeping the core psychological need of competence in mind.

For full details a list of these strategies, check out the programme notes with further information and links to research and resources at www.liamprinter.com/podcast.

Are you a regular listener and enjoying The Motivated Classroom podcast? Join me on my patreon page here.     Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom

Keep sharing and spreading the word. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch or leave me a review 🙏

Apr 02, 202129:54
34 ¦ Q&A: School refusers, young learners and restructuring our syllabus for motivation
Mar 26, 202124:34
33 ¦ Getting them talking: Ten zero-prep strategies to increase spontaneous speaking
Mar 19, 202128:10
32 ¦ Unpacking language teacher professional identity with Dr. Ed Stevens
Mar 12, 202128:50
31 ¦ Language teacher beliefs: What are they and why we really need to talk about them!
Mar 05, 202125:14
30 ¦ What's the point? Re-invigorating our approach to language learning with 'Transform MFL'

30 ¦ What's the point? Re-invigorating our approach to language learning with 'Transform MFL'

I'm delighted to be joined in this episode with Olly who goes by "Let's Transform MFL (Modern Foreign Languages)" on Twitter. Olly is a vocal and powerful advocate for reinvigorating the MFL curriculum in England so that we can reach more students and help more people achieve fluency. In this discussion, Olly shares his passion for MFL and argues convincingly for a re-imagined curriculum that focuses on the reasons "why" we learn foreign languages in the first place. Explaining beautifully why we should all learn languages, not just from a "useful" perspective but from a wider interest and social justice viewpoint.

Olly teaches French and German in three different secondary schools, although his first teaching experience was in a Berlin primary school. He is originally from the North of England and studied French & German at University.  As a teacher he is busy advocating for languages and contributing to debates about curriculum, uptake and the student experience. Alongside doing a Masters in education, Olly is well versed in the academic literature and research around motivation, subject choices and achieving fluency. 

For full details a list of these strategies, check out the programme notes with further information and links to research and resources at www.liamprinter.com/podcast.

Are you a regular listener and enjoying The Motivated Classroom podcast? Join me on my patreon page here.     Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom

Keep sharing and spreading the word. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch or leave me a review 🙏

Feb 26, 202133:41
29 ¦ Teacher motivation: What is it and how do we maintain it?
Feb 19, 202123:32
28 ¦ Error correction: Providing meaningful feedback that maintains motivation
Feb 12, 202125:14
27 ¦ Motivational strategies for teaching colours, numbers and letters
Feb 05, 202126:27
26 ¦ Q & A: Teaching culture, building confidence and differentiation.
Jan 29, 202126:54
25 ¦ Teaching with TPRS storytelling: The big questions (and answers!)
Jan 22, 202122:11
24 ¦ 11 zero-prep reading strategies for the language classroom
Jan 15, 202128:17
23 ¦ Motivation through reading & graded novels with Adriana Ramirez

23 ¦ Motivation through reading & graded novels with Adriana Ramirez

The inspirational author and teacher, Adriana Ramirez, joins Liam Printer on The #MotivatedClassroom for this episode where they discuss how we can instill a love and passion for reading in the target language through the use of graded novels. These are novels that are specifically written for learners of the language and use a Comprehensible Input approach to ensure the students read lots of repetitions of the target language so they can acquire new vocabulary and structures naturally. Adriana has already written a variety of novels for Spanish learners and has presented at numerous conferences. Her YouTube channel is hugely popular with teachers where they can see her unique approach to teaching Spanish with lots of reading. 

This is a must listen episode for all #languages teachers, and especially those who want to instill a passion and love for reading among their students. Adriana shares a wide array of minimum prep strategies for boosting reading in the languages classroom.

For full details a list of these strategies, check out the programme notes with further information and links to research and resources at www.liamprinter.com/podcast.

Are you a regular listener and enjoying The Motivated Classroom podcast? Join me on my patreon page here.     Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom

Keep sharing and spreading the word. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch or leave me a review 🙏

Jan 08, 202127:42
22 ¦ I've started my TPRS story, now what?
Dec 19, 202023:12
21 ¦ Getting started with asking your first TPRS story

21 ¦ Getting started with asking your first TPRS story

Now that we understand the research behind #storytelling in the #languages classroom from episodes 19 & 20 and why it is so motivating for both teacher and students, its time to learn how we actually put it into practice! In this episode I explain how I set up my class for its first TPRS story. I go through the ground rules, the physical make-up of the classroom and the jobs students have to ensure the story goes to plan. This is a must listen episode for any teachers who have heard about the power of TPRS storytelling and are eager to give it a go! It is full of hands-on, practical tips to get you started on y storytelling journey in your classroom that will raise motivation and engagement for both you and the learners.

For full details a list of these strategies, check out the programme notes with further information and links to research and resources at www.liamprinter.com/podcast.

Are you a regular listener and enjoying The Motivated Classroom podcast? Join me on my patreon page here.     Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom

Keep sharing and spreading the word. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch or leave me a review 🙏

Dec 13, 202029:35
20 ¦ How teaching French through storytelling changed my class with Chloé Lapierre

20 ¦ How teaching French through storytelling changed my class with Chloé Lapierre

As a follow up to Episode 19 of the podcast, which provides an overview of the year long doctoral research into teaching languages through storytelling and its impact on student and teacher motivation, I am delighted to be joined in this episode by Chloé Lapierre who was the French teacher-participant during the longitudinal research study. Chloé described herself as a 'novice' teacher of TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) or CI (comprehensible input) at the beginning of the enquiry. In this episode she explains her journey in detail and how the TPRS approach completely revolutionised her own motivation and that of her students. This is a fascinating listen, particularly for those languages teachers who are new to teaching with storytelling or for those who have heard about it but have yet to give it a go! Chloé provides excellent advice and provides compelling evidence as to the huge benefits that teaching languages with storytelling can bring to the classroom.

For full details a list of these strategies, check out the programme notes with further information and links to research and resources at www.liamprinter.com/podcast.

Are you a regular listener and enjoying The Motivated Classroom podcast? Join me on my patreon page here.     Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom

Keep sharing and spreading the word. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch or leave me a review 🙏

Dec 05, 202024:45
19 ¦ The motivational pull of teaching languages through storytelling
Nov 27, 202026:49
18 ¦ Teaching language through compelling, cultural & historical content with Beth Skelton
Nov 20, 202033:19
17 ¦ Long-term motivation, exams and motivating activities for retrieval practice
Nov 13, 202022:30
16 ¦ Building motivation through autonomy, relatedness & student led classes
Nov 06, 202023:54
15 ¦ Creating compelling connections with 'The Star of the Week'
Oct 30, 202025:14
14 ¦ Maintaining motivation through effective classroom management
Oct 23, 202029:02
13 ¦ Technology tips to boost language learning motivation with Joe Dale

13 ¦ Technology tips to boost language learning motivation with Joe Dale

I had the pleasure to chat with the inspirational Joe Dale about three key apps and technology tips to boost motivation and engagement in the languages classroom. Joe is a globally renowned expert in language teaching and learning, with special interest in the use of technology as a means to develop proficiency and grow interest in learning the language. 

For full details a list of these strategies, check out the programme notes with further information and links to research and resources at www.liamprinter.com/podcast.

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Oct 16, 202034:11
12 ¦ Rehumanising the curriculum by teaching through narrative
Oct 09, 202027:14
11 ¦ Providing compelling Comprehensible Input with 'Calendar Chat', 'Picture-talk' & 'Movietalk'

11 ¦ Providing compelling Comprehensible Input with 'Calendar Chat', 'Picture-talk' & 'Movietalk'

This episode is all about putting Comprehensible Input (CI) into practice in the classroom. Three practical, minimal prep, CI activities are presented that you can try out right away. These are activities that will really help your learners to feel a sense of belonging in the class, whilst also boosting their competence as they can follow along and understand all of your input. I really encourage you to give them a try!

Calendar Chat: Essentially using the date and day to provide lots of interesting input; what happened in history on this day, asking who has birthdays or important links to the numbers of the day etc. Picture talk: Using images to provide the class with lots of compelling input, works even better as a set of images that tells a basic or funny story. Humans love narrative and want to listen to understand and see what is happening. Movietalk: Using short clips with no words to give the class lots of understandable inputs at their level

For full details a list of these strategies, check out the programme notes with further information and links to research and resources at www.liamprinter.com/podcast.

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Oct 02, 202024:34
10 ¦ Comprehensible Input: What is it and why is it so motivating?

10 ¦ Comprehensible Input: What is it and why is it so motivating?

This episode looks in detail at Stephen Krashen's Comprehensible Input (CI) hypothesis; where it comes from, the research behind it and why teaching with is so motivating for both students and teacher. This episode also aims to debunk and respond to some of the criticisms that have been leveled at Krashen's CI model, highlighting that his most fierce critics were writing in the 1980's just a few years after he published his ground-breaking "Principles and practice in second language acquisition" in 1982 and well before his CI theory had any time to be properly researched. Now, nearly 40 years later, vast amounts of robust research have empirically tested Krashen's CI theory and found it be accurate, understandable and most importantly, easy for teacher's to put into practice. Finally, the episode discusses what CI teaching actually looks like in the languages classroom and why CI activities are so motivating for students as well as their teacher.

For full details a list of these strategies, check out the programme notes with further information and links to research and resources at www.liamprinter.com/podcast.

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Sep 25, 202020:42
9 ¦ Q & A: Motivating young learners, classroom climate & teacher motivation
Sep 18, 202025:44
8 ¦ Talking multilingualism and motivation with Soukeina Tharoo

8 ¦ Talking multilingualism and motivation with Soukeina Tharoo

In this first interview episode I am joined by the inspiring and incredible @polyglotteacher Soukeina Tharoo. Soukeina is an English as an Additional Language (EAL) and French teacher as well as being the Home Language Coordinator at The International School of Lausanne in Switzerland. She is also a workshop leader & school visitor for the International Baccalaureate and a team evaluation member and Chair for the Council of International Schools. Soukeina was born in France but is originally from Madagascar, of Indian ancestry and was brought up in the UK. She speaks 11 languages (yes eleven) and is a fountain of wisdom when it comes to multilingualism, translanguaging and how we can leverage the home language in all classrooms to raise students' competence, relatedness and esteem. 

For full details a list of these strategies, check out the programme notes with further information and links to research and resources at www.liamprinter.com/podcast.

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Sep 11, 202020:27
7 ¦ Competence: What is it and how to build it in our learners?
Sep 04, 202027:09
6 ¦ Retrieval Practice: 11 zero-prep strategies for an engaged classroom

6 ¦ Retrieval Practice: 11 zero-prep strategies for an engaged classroom

Aug 28, 202026:58
5 ¦ Relatedness: What is it and how do I do it in the classroom?

5 ¦ Relatedness: What is it and how do I do it in the classroom?

Relatedness is the second key component of motivation that we have looked at in The Motivated Classroom podcast. Listen back to Episode 1 to learn about the three basic psychological needs we all have and want to be satisfied in order to be intrinsically motivated. In Episode 3 we discussed 'autonomy' and its critical role in boosting motivation. This Episode goes into detail about the psychological need of 'relatedness'.

What is relatedness? How is it different to relationships? How do I build relatedness in my languages classroom?

The episode introduces some of the main educational research on building relationships and how we can apply this in our classrooms. This episode is a must-listen for language teachers as it gives lots of zero-prep activities and tips you can implement right away in your classes to connect with your students. I explain some of the following activities I use in my classes to foster relatedness and relationships right from the first class:

✔️ The class password
✔️ Personal questions and answers (PQA)
✔️ Story sharing
✔️ Special person interviews
✔️ Using pets and photos of you
✔️ Student jobs
✔️ Intent listening
✔️ Use of 'high 4s' or 'high 3s'
✔️ Allow the lesson plan to go 
✔️ How to be fair but strict
✔️ Using class constitution for classroom management

Full programme notes with further information and links to research and resources are available at www.liamprinter.com/podcast.

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Aug 21, 202025:56
4 ¦ Creating an invisible character with the 'one-word image'

4 ¦ Creating an invisible character with the 'one-word image'

The 'one-word image' activity is an absolute must-listen for all MFL  and world languages teachers! It allows you to teach languages in an engaging, student-centred way by creating an invisible character with your students, which will result in active listening, huge all-class engagement and high motivation. The strategy was originally developed by Ben Slavic and is now a mainstay in many language classrooms.

Rather than teaching long lists of vocabulary for describing people through worksheets or a textbook, the 'invisible character' approach uses students' own creativity and autonomy to develop the character traits and feelings. This activity enables students to acquire language naturally through intent listening and high interest. It will:
✔️ Build relationships
✔️ Foster belonging
✔️ Lead to excited engagement
✔️ Nurture students' creativity & autonomy
✔️ Embed vocabulary in long-term memory

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Aug 16, 202025:26
3 ¦ Autonomy-supportive teaching, what's that?
Aug 09, 202017:30
2 ¦ The first class of the year: Co-creating a class constitution
Aug 02, 202019:43
1 ¦ Motivation: What is it and how do we 'do' it?
Jul 26, 202020:37