In this episode we are talking all about student motivation in the language classroom.  Where does it come from?  How can we motivate students?  [sign up for Talking Points]I'm joined by Tracy E. Rucker, a widely respected and insightful French teacher, who walks us through his personal experience with student motivation and offers some actionable advice for all language teachers.Tracy talks about:what we need to understand about motivationhow we know when a student is motivated to complete a task, and not just complyingactionable ways that teachers can motivate studentsobstacles to motivating students that teachers can plan for proactivelyConnect with Tracy E. Rucker on Twitter.Connect with Joshua and the World Language Classroom CommunitySign up for Talking Points, my weekly newsletter with tips, tools and resources for language teachers.wlclassrom.comTwitter:  @wlclassroomInstagram:  @wlclassroomFacebook:  /wlclassroomWLClassroom Facebook Group