Teaching creative writing to second language learners : a guidebook / Ryan Thorpe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thorpe, Ryan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

English language--Study and teaching--Composition and exercises.

Creative writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, [2022]

Summary:

"This timely and accessible book offers engaging guidance to teachers of second language students on teaching creative writing in their classrooms. Creative writing is a tool that can inspire second language learners to write more, play with language, and enjoy and improve not only their writing, but also their speaking, listening, and reading skills. Addressing the expectations and perceptions of writing in another language, Thorpe demonstrates how to foster successful creative writing environments and teach and assess creative writing in a way that is tailored to the distinct needs of non-native speakers. Covering key topics such as cultural storytelling, voice, genre, and digital composition, assessment, and more, Thorpe shares successful creative writing instructional practices informed by current research in creative writing and second language education. Each chapter includes insights, advice, and student examples that can help new teachers take their first steps in more reflective second language creative writing classroom. An invaluable resource for instructors of non-native students and an ideal text for pre-service teachers in courses in TESOL, writing instruction, and applied linguistics, this book invites you to use creative writing not only as a successful method for teaching L2 writing, but also as a way to improve student motivation and output, for more effective language learning"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction to creative writing in ESL

Expectations and perceptions

Research in creative writing

The workshop and other options

Using literature

Intercultural storytelling

Brainstorming

Characters

Conflict

Setting

Dialogue

Word choice

Endings

Developing voice

Working with genre

Digital composition

Responding to creative work

Editing

Grading creative work

Final thoughts.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-304349-6

1-000-46740-6

1-000-46738-4

1-003-04349-6

9781003043492

OCLC:

1285167585