The Motivated Classroom with
Dr. Liam Printer
Educational Consultant, Author, Researcher
Educational Consultant, Author, Researcher
Consultancy
I offer training, professional development and consultancy through on-site workshops and also remotely via online learning platforms. All training and consultancy is tailored to the needs of the participants and your organisation. Click on the links below for more information:
Workshops
A variety of online and in-person workshops are delivered throughout the year, typically on a weekend in the afternoon. Click below to read more about current workshops that are being run in the coming months. These workshops are practical and evidence-based. As part of these workshops, attendees are “students in my class” and will experience learning a new language through a comprehensible input and motivation-driven approach.
Hello!
i’m Dr. Liam Printer
I’m Dr. Liam Printer and I host ‘The Motivated Classroom Podcast’ talking all things education, languages, teaching and motivation.
My educational consultancy work and conference presentations focus on my research around motivation, self-determination and comprehensible input approaches to language learning and teaching.
Listen to the latest episode right here
A 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
Principle Two of Six for a Motivated Year in the ‘Back to School’ series:
Principle 2: The Motivation-Acquisition Balance
This episode is full of practical, research-informed tips to help you:
✅ Give the right input for acquisition
✅ Use output to boost motivation
✅ Create powerful student interaction
✅ Build learner confidence
✅ Light that language-learning 🔥
✅ Grow future fluent speakers 🌍
✅ Focus on vocab first, grammar later
✅ Start every class with reading
Whether you’re just heading back to school or deep into prep, this episode will help you set the tone for a motivating, effective language classroom! 💪🎓
Don’t miss the rest of the six principles which are on the way every Friday for the next five weeks:
3. The 5 minute block principle
4. Effective pairs to boost engagement
5. Creating a class yearbook
6. Running effective routines
🔔 Tune in every Friday right here or wherever you get your podcasts from:
- Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast.
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- Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom.
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upcoming Workshops
Teaching with compelling, CI
Three-part online workshop:
Teaching with compelling, comprehensible inputs (CI)
TPRS & co-created stories
Teaching proficiency through reading and storytelling (TPRS): A guide to co-created class stories
Two-day in-person workshop
Two-day in-person workshop on Teaching with CI and TPRS co-created stories
