The Motivated Classroom Podcast

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Episode 1:
What is motivation and how do we 'do' it?

Episode 2:
The first class of the year

Episode 3:
Autonomy-supportive teaching, what's that?

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

Episode 5:
Relatedness: What is it & how do I do it in the languages classroom?

Episode 6:
Retrieval Practice: 11 zero-prep strategies for an engaged classroom?
Episode 7: 
Competence: What is it and to build it in our learners?

Episode 8: 
Talking multilingualism and motivation with Soukeina Tharoo

Episode 9:
Q & A: Motivating young learners, classroom climate & teacher motivation

Episode 10:
Comprehensible Input: What is it & why is it so motivating?

Episode 11:
Providing compelling, Comprehensible Input with 'Calendar Chat', 'Picture-talk' and 'Movietalk'

Episode 12:
Re-humanising the curriculum by teaching through narrative

Episode 13:
Technology tips to boost language learning motivation with Joe Dale

Episode 14:
Maintaining motivation with effective classroom management

Episode 15:
Creating compelling connections with 'The Star of the Week'

Episode 16:
Providing autonomy and leadership to advanced students through Government Ministries

Episode 17:
Long-term motivation, exams and motivating activities

Episode 18:
Teaching compelling, cultural & historical content with Beth Skelton

Episode 19:
The motivational pull of teaching languages through storytelling

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

Episode 21:
Getting started with asking your first TPRS story

Episode 22:
I've started my TPRS story, now what?

Episode 23:
Motivation through reading and graded novels with Adriana Ramirez

Episode 24:
11 zero-prep reading strategies for the language classroom

Episode 25:
Teaching with TPRS storytelling: The most common questions (and answers!)

Episode 26:
Q & A: Teaching culture, building confidence and differentiation

Episode 27:
Motivational strategies for teaching colours, numbers and letters 

Episode 28:
Error correction: Providing meaningful feedback that maintains motivation

Episode 29:
Teacher motivation: Putting the research into practice

Episode 30:
What's the point? Reinvigorating our approach to language learning with 'Transform MFL'

Episode 31:
Language Teacher Beliefs: What are they and why we really need to talk about them!

Episode 32:
Unpacking language teacher professional identity with Dr. Ed Stevens

Episode 33:
Getting them talking: Ten zero-prep strategies to increase spontaneous speaking

Episode 34:
Q & A: School refusers, young learners and re-structuring our syllabus for motivation

Episode 35:
Assessing and grading for proficiency whilst maintaining motivation

Episode 36:
Teaching in the moment & the importance of language play with Diane Neubauer

Episode 37:
Demotivation: What is it and how do we stop it?

Episode 38:
Motivational strategies for teaching grammar

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

Episode 40:
Active learning strategies: 12 zero-prep activities for the classroom

Episode 41:
What every language teacher needs to know about memory & motivation with Steve Smith

Episode 42:
The power of positive emotions in the language classroom

Episode 43:
From August to June: Structuring a language curriculum without a textbook

Episode 44:
From retrieval to review: Structuring a motivated language lesson

Episode 45:
Motivating multilinguals through inclusion, diversity & pride with Tan Huynh

Episode 46:
The motivational impact of decolonising our language curriculum with Maud Waret

Episode 47:
Q&A: Surviving as a student-teacher, the curriculum & writing notes in class

Episode 48:
Motivational Strategies: From research to classroom practice

Episode 49:
Motivational Strategies: The role of the teacher

Episode 50:
Translating second language acquisition research into motivational practice with Dr. Karen Lichtman & Dr. Bill VanPatten

Episode 51:
Using classroom jobs to provide more input & build relationships

Episode 52:
Setting up your language class in 12 zero-prep steps

Episode 53:
Q&A: Aligning an acquisition based approach within the curriculum and girls v. boys motivation

Episode 54:
Implicit and explicit knowledge in the language classroom

Episode 55:
Finding the common ground between language acquisition research & classroom practice with Dr. Florencia Henshaw

Episode 56:
Making homework motivational

Episode 57:
The impact of parental beliefs on language learning motivation

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

Episode 59:
Q&A: Student resistance, online translators and teaching spelling

Episode 60:
Going deskless and using classroom displays in the language classroom

Episode 61:
12 motivating, zero-prep listening activities

Episode 62:
Motivation and culture through music in the language classroom

Episode 63:
Classroom approaches for motivating young learners with Dr. Quint Oga-Baldwin

Episode 64:
Practical strategies to reach and teach young language learners with Marianne de Best

Episode 65:
Motivational lessons from the elementary classroom

Episode 66:
Q&A: Sharing classrooms, minimum contact time & creating a class motto

Episode 67:
Motivating, school-based professional development with Darren Leslie of Becoming Educated podcast