Relatedness is the second key component of motivation that we have looked at in The Motivated Classroom podcast. Listen back to Episode 1 to learn about the three basic psychological needs we all have and want to be satisfied in order to be intrinsically motivated. In Episode 3 we discussed 'autonomy' and its critical role in boosting motivation. This Episode goes into detail about the psychological need of 'relatedness'.

What is relatedness?
How is it different to relationships?
How do I build relatedness in my languages classroom?

The episode introduces some of the main educational research on building relationships and how we can apply this in our classrooms. This episode is a must-listen for language teachers as it gives lots of zero-prep activities and tips you can implement right away in your classes to connect with your students. I explain some of the following activities I use in my classes to foster relatedness and relationships right from the first class:

✔️ The class password
✔️ Personal questions and answers (PQA)
✔️ Story sharing
✔️ Special person interviews
✔️ Using pets and photos of you
✔️ Student jobs
✔️ Intent listening
✔️ Use of 'high 4s' or 'high 3s'
✔️ Allow the lesson plan to go
✔️ How to be fair but strict
✔️ Using class constitution for classroom management

Full programme notes with further information and links to research and resources are available at www.liamprinter.com/podcast.

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