A weekly podcast hosted by Dr. 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.
In 2022, The Motivated Classroom podcast was in the Top 5% most downloaded podcasts worldwide of all podcasts across all domains and sectors. To date it has had over half a million unique downloads and has a spotify following of over 5,000!

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
In this special, extended episode, I am joined by Janet Schneider and Michelle Scott to talk about how they transformed dwindling numbers in their language courses to now, where they have waiting lists and not enough classrooms due to all the student demand for languages. A truly inspirational episode to show us what can be achieved when we are brave enough to change something that often demotivates and destroys competence: the test. Janet and Michelle take us through a step-by-step process about how their large school in Australia changed assessment practices, particularly around speaking, and how this led to a huge increase in student interest, success and motivation for language learning. When the exam changes, everything changes. You don’t want to miss this one!
Let me know what you think! I’d love to hear from you.
Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast.
Keep in touch and share!
Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom.
I’d love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom.
Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Facebook.
Enjoying the free content? Support the podcast here:
👉 www.buymeacoffee.com/liamprinter
👉 www.patreon.com/themotivatedclassroom
Don’t forget to subscribe & share with a fellow languages teacher!

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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
In this special, extended episode, I am joined by Janet Schneider and Michelle Scott to talk about how they transformed dwindling numbers in their language courses to now, where they have waiting lists and not enough classrooms due to all the student demand for languages. A truly inspirational episode to show us what can be achieved when we are brave enough to change something that often demotivates and destroys competence: the test. Janet and Michelle take us through a step-by-step process about how their large school in Australia changed assessment practices, particularly around speaking, and how this led to a huge increase in student interest, success and motivation for language learning. When the exam changes, everything changes. You don’t want to miss this one!
Let me know what you think! I’d love to hear from you.
Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast.
Keep in touch and share!
Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom.
I’d love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom.
Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Facebook.
Enjoying the free content? Support the podcast here:
👉 www.buymeacoffee.com/liamprinter
👉 www.patreon.com/themotivatedclassroom
Don’t forget to subscribe & share with a fellow languages teacher!


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
In this special, extended episode, I am joined by Janet Schneider and Michelle Scott to talk about how they transformed dwindling numbers in their language courses to now, where they have waiting lists and not enough classrooms due to all the student demand for languages. A truly inspirational episode to show us what can be achieved when we are brave enough to change something that often demotivates and destroys competence: the test. Janet and Michelle take us through a step-by-step process about how their large school in Australia changed assessment practices, particularly around speaking, and how this led to a huge increase in student interest, success and motivation for language learning. When the exam changes, everything changes. You don’t want to miss this one!
Let me know what you think! I’d love to hear from you.
Full programme notes are available on www.liamprinter.com/podcast.
Keep in touch and share!
Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram @themotivatedclassroom and Facebook @themotivatedclassroom.
I’d love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom.
Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Facebook.
Enjoying the free content? Support the podcast here:
👉 www.buymeacoffee.com/liamprinter
👉 www.patreon.com/themotivatedclassroom
Don’t forget to subscribe & share with a fellow languages teacher!


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