Full Description
The book explores the nature of human creativity and its importance in education with reference to past and ongoing work on creativity theory. It aims to direct the attention of teachers to the need for creativity in education by dispelling the mystique surrounding it, and the feelings of inadequacy or apprehension it may evoke in educators, particularly in the Asia region.
The book offers an introduction to creativity in writing: the rationale for including it in language programmes, the benefits it can bestow and the results it can produce - as well as dealing with common objections to it. It divides creative writing into two major sections - poetry and stories, followed by a copious set of varied classroom activities. For each activity, a standard format is adopted to offer teachers maximum support in implementing the procedures, including supplementary comments on each activity. It is distinct for its accessibility and clarity, its abundance of practical and ready-touse classroom activities and its unique combination of theoretical underpinnings and practical implementation.
This book will be useful to students, pre-service teachers and researchers who are new to the teaching of English Language, both in the Asian context and in the wider world. It will also be an essential companion to practicing in-service teachers and Teacher Trainers to further sharpen their concepts and skills.
Contents
List of Boxes vii
Foreword viii
Acknowledgements ix
PART I
Introduction 1
1 Introduction 3
2 Creative writing in language teaching 25
PART II
Creative Writing: Poetry 35
3 Introduction 37
4 Form-based activities 40
5 Language-based activities 63
6 Working with models 92
7 Free-expression activities 113
8 Reflections on creative writing by teachers 140
PART III
Short Stories 143
9 Short stories 145
10 Warming up 150
11 Plot 160
12 Setting 168
13 Character 180
14 Dialogues 195
15 Point of view 204
16 Time 209
17 Titles and the twist in the tail/tale 219
18 Reflection on writing stories by students 223
