The Motivated Classroom Podcast

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A weekly podcast hosted by Liam Printer talking all things education, language teaching, motivation and engagement.

​Episodes focus on linking research to practice as well as giving teachers zero-prep comprehensible input activities to boost motivation that can be implemented into classrooms immediately.
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Episodes 1-20 of Season 1 are included below.  Click on the link below for access to all episodes.

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

Episode 2: 
The first class of the year

Episode 3: 
Autonomy-Supportive teaching

Episode 4:
Creating invisible characters 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 activities for an engaged classroom

Episode 7:
Competence: What is it & how 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Teaching compelling, cultural & historical content with Beth Skelton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