Hello and welcome to the Language Lab podcast.

I'm your host Will Marks and today's episode is a thoughtful and practical conversation with Dr Liam Printer, French and Spanish teacher, instructional coach, international school practitioner and the host of the Motivated Classroom podcast.

In this episode, we explore what motivation really looks like in the language classroom and why storytelling narrative and co-creation play such a powerful role in helping students engage, understand and develop confidence over time.

Drawing on his doctoral research and years of classroom experience, Liam unpacks autonomy, competence and relatedness and what those ideas actually look like once the door closes and the lesson begins.

We also talk low prep routines, assessment, international contexts, and why what happens in the classroom matters far more than any framework on paper.

So grab yourself a coffee and let's jump straight in.

Okay, so Liam, it's lovely to have you on the show.

Mm-hmm.