The Motivated Classroom
Episodes
37 ¦ Demotivation: What is it and how do we stop it?
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Educational research consistently finds that motivation is the key factor in young people achieving their potential and succeeding at school. Demotiva...
36 ¦ Teaching in the moment, professional development & language play with Diane Neubauer
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am delighted to be joined by the wonderful Diane Neubauer 杜雁子. Diane is a Mandarin Chinese teacher with over the 14 years expe...
35 ¦ Assessing and grading for proficiency whilst maintaining motivation
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to the listeners for this question about how we can maintain motivation whilst also grading and assessing for proficiency. In this episode w...
34 ¦ Q&A: School refusers, young learners and restructuring our syllabus for motivation
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this question & answer episode we explore some great questions from listeners about: what to do with reluctant learners or school refusers, how...
33 ¦ Getting them talking: Ten zero-prep strategies to increase spontaneous speaking
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As language teachers, finding ways to move from comprehensible input to 'authentic output' or how to "foster an increase in natural, interpersonal lan...
32 ¦ Unpacking language teacher professional identity with Dr. Ed Stevens
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I'm delighted to be joined by the wonderful and highly knowledgeable Dr. Ed Stevens for this episode on teacher's professional identity. Ed is Manager...
31 ¦ Language teacher beliefs: What are they and why we really need to talk about them!
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, to really change our practice we have to confront our deeply-rooted beliefs. The study of Language Teacher Beliefs or 'Language Teacher Cog...
30 ¦ What's the point? Re-invigorating our approach to language learning with 'Transform MFL'
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 powe...
29 ¦ Teacher motivation: What is it and how do we maintain it?
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Teacher motivation: A hugely important topic we don't discuss nearly enough. In many countries around the world, teachers are leaving the profession i...
28 ¦ Error correction: Providing meaningful feedback that maintains motivation
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing on recent research around error correction and feedback, this episode provides six easy to implement strategies that allow the teacher to give...
27 ¦ Motivational strategies for teaching colours, numbers and letters
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all have to teach the 'basics' like numbers, dates, colours and letters in one way or another... or do we? What if the students just naturally acqu...
26 ¦ Q & A: Teaching culture, building confidence and differentiation.
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this question and answer episode, we look at the topics of teaching culture, the one important thing to change in our languages classrooms (from my...
25 ¦ Teaching with TPRS storytelling: The big questions (and answers!)
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 25 of The #MotivatedClassroom is all about Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) and the most common questions people h...
24 ¦ 11 zero-prep reading strategies for the language classroom
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Building on the interview with Adriana Ramirez in Episode 23 on using novels and reading to motivate our language students, this episode focuses on 11...
23 ¦ Motivation through reading & graded novels with Adriana Ramirez
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The inspirational author and teacher, Adriana Ramirez, joins Liam Printer on The #MotivatedClassroom for this episode where they discuss how we can in...
22 ¦ I've started my TPRS story, now what?
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So you listened to Episode 21 and you started your #TPRS story... but now what? This episode provides some detailed, zero-prep, practical, strategies ...
21 ¦ Getting started with asking your first TPRS story
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Now that we understand the research behind #storytelling in the #languages classroom from episodes 19 & 20 and why it is so motivating for both te...
20 ¦ How teaching French through storytelling changed my class with Chloé Lapierre
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a follow up to Episode 19 of the podcast, which provides an overview of the year long doctoral research into teaching languages through storytellin...
19 ¦ The motivational pull of teaching languages through storytelling
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode provides a synopsis and summary of the findings from Doctorate research into the motivational impact of teaching languages through storyt...
18 ¦ Teaching language through compelling, cultural & historical content with Beth Skelton
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this third interview of the series, the inspirational Beth Skelton shares with us her vast experience and expertise relating to teaching languages ...
17 ¦ Long-term motivation, exams and motivating activities for retrieval practice
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this second Q&A episode, some great questions from listeners get us talking about long-term motivation for learners as opposed to just dealing ...
16 ¦ Building motivation through autonomy, relatedness & student led classes
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I explain how I build on those relationships built in the first few years of students' Spanish learning journey, taking those more adv...
15 ¦ Creating compelling connections with 'The Star of the Week'
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
'The Star of the Week' also known as 'The Special Person Interview' is a wonderful, zero-prep, activity that provides your students with huge amounts ...
14 ¦ Maintaining motivation through effective classroom management
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When we have active, enthusiastic, engaged participation, it has the potential to over-spill and feel chaotic. So how do we encourage this high level ...
13 ¦ Technology tips to boost language learning motivation with Joe Dale
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 language...
12 ¦ Rehumanising the curriculum by teaching through narrative
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every subject, every syllabus, every curriculum has a story behind it. Its time we re-humanised the classroom and the curriculum. This episode focusse...
11 ¦ Providing compelling Comprehensible Input with 'Calendar Chat', 'Picture-talk' & 'Movietalk'
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about putting Comprehensible Input (CI) into practice in the classroom. Three practical, minimal prep, CI activities are presented...
10 ¦ Comprehensible Input: What is it and why is it so motivating?
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode looks in detail at Stephen Krashen's Comprehensible Input (CI) hypothesis; where it comes from, the research behind it and why teaching w...
9 ¦ Q & A: Motivating young learners, classroom climate & teacher motivation
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first Question & Answer episode deals with a variety of questions mainly relating to teaching languages and motivation. Thank you to the liste...
8 ¦ Talking multilingualism and motivation with Soukeina Mamodhoussen
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this first interview episode I am joined by the inspiring and incredible @polyglotteacher Soukeina Tharoo. Soukeina is an English as an Additional ...
7 ¦ Competence: What is it and how to build it in our learners?
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode focusses on 'competence', one of the three basic needs of Self-Determination Theory that we need satisfied in order to fee...
6 ¦ Retrieval Practice: 11 zero-prep strategies for an engaged classroom
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about engagement, active learning and retrieval practice. 'Retrieval practice' is a study technique where mental effort is used to...
5 ¦ Relatedness: What is it and how do I do it in the classroom?
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 abo...
4 ¦ Creating an invisible character with the 'one-word image'
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 engagi...
3 ¦ Autonomy-supportive teaching, what's that?
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is 'autonomy-supportive' teaching and how do we do it in the #languages classroom? Autonomy is an essential component of intrinsic motivation and...
2 ¦ The first class of the year: Co-creating a class constitution
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can we set up the very first class of the year to ensure the three basic needs of intrinsic motivation are right at the heart of lesson? In this...
1 ¦ Motivation: What is it and how do we 'do' it?
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of The Motivated Classroom podcast I discuss: An overview of what motivation is and how we can 'do' it in class Current knowl...