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Charlie Taylor

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Charlie Taylor is an English teacher from Canada who taught at high schools and universities in Taiwan for ten years. He is currently a graduate student in English linguistics at the University of Graz, in Austria. He has published almost 40 articles on English language teaching and second language acquisition.

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Types of motivation: the efficacy of intrinsic motivation

Charlie Taylor explains the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, argues that intrinsic motivation is the more effective and explores how we can foster it in class.

Foreign Language Enjoyment: pleasure as a key ingredient

Charlie Taylor sees pleasure as a necessity for students of all ages.

Teacher immediacy: prioritising students over material

Charlie Taylor sees the benefits of prioritising students over material and teaching in a way that reduces the distance between teacher and student.