Previous Presentations, Workshops and Conferences

Here are some open source examples of previous training and presentations I have delivered in the past. Feel free to read and use the content in your classrooms or schools, sourcing as follows:

• Liam Printer (2020), Language acquisition consultant and researcher. www.liamprinter.com​

Training sessions are always tailored to the needs of the participants and the organisation.
​The presentations below are just an example of previous work.

Conference & workshop presentations

• More motivation, less frustration: The motivational power of teaching languages with storytelling
  • The Agen Global Online Workshop, Agen, France, 2020
• Getting started with TPRS stories online
  • The Agen Global Online Workshop, Agen, France, 2020
• Keynote address to Association of Teachers of Spanish of Ireland on Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS)
  • Association of Teachers of Spanish National Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 2019
• Creating self-determined learners through motivation
  • Edufest festival of international education, Le Rosey, Switzerland, 2019
• Creating intrinsically motivated, self-determined learners by teaching through storytelling
  • ECIS Multilingual Learning in International Education Conference, London, 2019
• 1 day workshop - An introduction to Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling
  • ECIS Multilingual Learning in International Education Pre-Conference, London, 2019
• "Story Asking" and circling Part 2: Building relationships and maintaining engagement
  • TPRS Europe Agen Workshop Conference, Agen, France, 2018
• Getting started with TPRS: "Story Asking" and circling
  • TPRS Europe Agen Workshop Conference, Agen, France, 2018
• The motivational pull of teaching languages through storytelling
  • Alliance for International Education conference, Amsterdam, 2017
• ​​How student feedback changed my class
  • FEILTE, Teaching and Learning Conference, Ireland 2014
  • International School of Lausanne, Switzerland, 2015

Training & consultancy

• A 2 day workshop on the motivational benefits of Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) in Primary school
  • The International School of Brussels, Belgium, 2019
• 1 day introduction on Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS)
  • The International School of Luxembourg, 2019
• An introduction to Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS)
  • The International School of Geneva, Switzerland, 2019
• Self-determination Theory; creating lessons that motivate
  • International School of Lausanne, Switzerland, 2018
• Seminar - That was such a good class!
  • Delivered to group of language acquisition teachers working in Finland, 2017
• Now that was a great class!
  • International School of Lausanne, Switzerland, 2016​
• Assessment Strategies and Feedback
  • Leysin American School, Switzerland, 2015
• ​​How student feedback changed my class
  • FEILTE, Teaching and Learning Conference, Ireland 2014
  • International School of Lausanne, Switzerland, 2015