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EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 36 MIN

104 ¦ Starting strong: The first week back to school

from The Motivated Classroom · host Dr. Liam Printer

How do you start a new school year? What exactly do you do in the first week or so of classes? How do you set up your class and do the boring admin tasks but keep it motivating? How do you build motivation among new students?These are some of the most commonly asked questions from patrons and listeners of the Motivated Classroom podcast so in this episode I attempt to answer some of them. I take you through, step by step, what exactly happens in my language acquisition classes during those critical first few days of lessons both with new and returning students... talking about seating plans, admin tasks, first CI activities, homework and more.Please let me know what you think!Keep in touch and share widely! Full programme notes are available on ⁠⁠⁠www.liamprinter.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@themotivatedclassroom⁠⁠⁠, Twitter ⁠⁠⁠@motclasspodcast⁠⁠⁠ and Facebook ⁠⁠⁠@themotivatedclassroom⁠⁠⁠. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com.

How do you start a new school year? What exactly do you do in the first week or so of classes? How do you set up your class and do the boring admin tasks but keep it motivating? How do you build motivation among new students?These are some of the most commonly asked questions from patrons and listeners of the Motivated Classroom podcast so in this episode I attempt to answer some of them. I take you through, step by step, what exactly happens in my language acquisition classes during those critical first few days of lessons both with new and returning students... talking about seating plans, admin tasks, first CI activities, homework and more.Please let me know what you think!Keep in touch and share widely! Full programme notes are available on ⁠⁠⁠www.liamprinter.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠. Follow The Motivated Classroom on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@themotivatedclassroom⁠⁠⁠, Twitter ⁠⁠⁠@motclasspodcast⁠⁠⁠ and Facebook ⁠⁠⁠@themotivatedclassroom⁠⁠⁠. I'd love to know what you think, please get in touch! Join the conversation with the hashtag #MotivatedClassroom. Enjoying the podcast? Leave a review on ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠. Become a Patron of The Motivated Classroom podcast on ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com.

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