Publications
Peer reviewed journal publications
If you do not have full access to the articles below, please contact me and I will gladly send you the PDF.
- Printer, L. (2024). Towards a motivating language acquisition curriculum, The Curriculum Jounral.
- Printer, L. (2023). Positive emotions and intrinsic motivation: A self-determination theory perspective on using co-created stories in the language acquisition classroom, Language Teaching Research.
- Davis, W. and Printer, L. (2022) Toward a Basic Needs-Supportive World Language Pedagogy: Four Illustrative Examples, Relay Journal: Research in practice and autonomy.
- Printer, L. (2021) Student perceptions on the motivational pull of Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS): a self-determination theory perspective, The Language Learning Journal, DOI: 10.1080/09571736.2019.1566397
- Printer, L. (2020) A critical analysis of the rationales underpinning the introduction of Ireland’s Framework for Junior Cycle, Irish Educational Studies, DOI: 10.1080/03323315.2020.1739547
Other publications
If you do not have full access to the articles below, please contact me and I will gladly send you the PDF.
- Printer, L. (2024) The C.A.R. that drives motivation forward, Voces Digital.
- Printer, L. (2023) Languages don’t just open doors; they open minds and arms, Pearson.
- Printer, L. (2020) It’s time to focus on the motivation, not the examination, International School Magazine, p22-23
- Printer, L. (2020) When it comes to schools re-opening, why is no one talking about Switzerland?, TheJournal.ie, July 2020.
Current research projects
I completed my Doctor of Education (Ed.D) degree at the University of Bath and am now involved in the following projects:
- Motivational strategies in the foreign languages classroom
- Motivating language students through Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS).
Other publications
My research interests focus on the following areas:
- Second language acquisition
- Student and teacher motivation
- Self-determination Theory
- Emotions in language learning
- Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS)
- Comprehensible Input approaches to language teaching
- Teacher beliefs
- Active learning strategies in the language classroom
- Context approach language teaching pedagogies
