Creativity in English as a Foreign Language Teaching to Young Learners

Anglický jazyk

Creativity in English as a Foreign Language Teaching to Young Learners

Vydavateľstvo: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Rok vydania: 2016
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 220 x 150 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9783659963575

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O knihe

This paper sheds lights on the significance of integrating creativity in English as a Foreign Language(EFL) classroom as it develops learners' creative thinking skills, which is valued in the 21st century. Creative teaching is crucial both in life and in teaching and learning a language as it enriches the quality of life and of learning. Creativity is considered to be a powerful teaching tool which should be integrated into every aspect of our classroom practice and the aim of the paper is to introduce practical application of creativity into our teaching as well as to discuss its impacts on learners. The teachers should be open to a wide variety of processes, outputs and inputs and encourage divergent thinking through creating a creative classroom environment. Creativity stimulates learner self-esteem,motivation, confidence, self-awareness and engagement. It is worth pointing out that every language learner has different levels of creativity and the teachers should stimulate this potential in students. Therefore, creativity plays a crucial role in English as a Foreign Language Classroom and it is considered as an important part of the teaching job in modern society.