5 ¦ Relatedness: What is it and how do I do it in the classroom?

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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