EFL students as creative writers
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https://doi.org/10.25170/ijelt.v15i2.1847Keywords:
creative writing, EFL high school students, warmer activitiesAbstract
This article aims to share the author’s mini-action research in using some creative writing activities with Vietnamese high school students to examine how creative these EFL students could be in their writing of English and how useful creative writing can be to them. Three teaching activities were tried out as warmers with two groups of students in three different English sessions within two weeks. The outcome showed that these high school students were able to write creatively and their products could contribute to consolidating the benefits of creative activities in enhancing students’ mental and emotional development as advocated in various EFL contexts (Avramenko et al., 2018; Maloney, 2019; Manara, 2015; Pawliczak, 2015; Rippey, 2014; Şenel, 2018).
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Anh Le, Phuong thi. (2014). Motivating assessment in an EFL setting, Humanising Language Teaching, 16(2), 2014. Retrieved from http://old.hltmag.co.uk/apr14/mart02.htm
Asri, Y. (2015). The impact of the application of paired-storytelling technique and personality type on creative writing. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 6(2), 302-307.
Avramenko, A. P., Davydova, M. A., & Burikova, S. A. (2018). Developing creative writing skills in a high school ESL classroom. Training, Language and Culture, 2(4), 55-69. doi:10.29366/2018tlc.2.4.4
Burksaitienè, N. (2014). Creative writing at the university: Students’ perceptions and expectations. Societal Studies. 6(3), 661-671.
Dali, K., Lau, A. & Risk, K. (2015). Academically informed creative writing in LIS programs and the freedom to be creative. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 56(4), 298-324.
Knoeller, C. (2003). Imaginative response: Teaching literature through creative writing. English Journal (High school edition), 92(5), 42-53.
Maley, A. (2012). Creative writing for students and teachers. Humanising language teaching, 14 (3), 2012 Retrieved from http://www.hltmag.co.uk/jun12/
Maloney, I. (2019). The place of creative writing in an EFL university curriculum. Retrieved on April 21, 2020 from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332142134 the place of creative writing in an EFL university curriculum
Manara. C. (2015). Experimenting with language through creative writing tasks. Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching, 10(2), 68-83.
Pawliczak, J. (2015). Creative writing as a best way to improve writing skills of students. Sino-US English Teaching, 12(5), 347-352.
Phuong Le. (2018). Using six-word stories to trigger EFL learners’ creative writing skills, Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching, 13 (2), 175-188.
Phuong thi, Anh Le. (2015). ‘Fostering Learners' Voices in Literature Classes in an Asian context’. In A. Maley & N. Peachey (Eds). Creativity in English Language Teaching and Training (pp. 142-149). British Council. London.
Phuong thi Anh Le. (2014). Diversifying the input and the outcome: A case study. 2014. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 22(1), 85-93
Rippey, J. (2014). Creative writing in EFL in Japan: A spirit of inclusion. Lit Matters: the Liberlit Journal of Teaching Literature. Issue 1. Retrieved on April 21, 2020 from http://www.liberlit.com/ litmatters/category/journals/issue-one/
Şenel, E. (2018). The integration of creative writing into academic writing skills in EFL classes. International Journal of Languages’ Education and Teaching, 6(2), 115-120.
Susar-Kirmizi, F. (2005).The effect of creative drama and creative writing activities on creative writing achievements. Education and Science, 80(181), 93-115.
Težak. K. (2015). Creative thinking and decision-making processes in EFL creative writing. English Language and Literature Teaching, 12(2), 161-174.
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