Hofweber, J;
Graham, S;
(2017)
Linguistic creativity in language learning: Investigating the impact of creative text materials and teaching approaches in the second language classroom.
Scottish Languages Review
, 33
pp. 19-28.
10.6084/m9.figshare.5925100.
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Abstract
This paper presents the rationale for Linguistic Creativity in Language Learning, a classroom-based research project. The project investigates the impact of using literary texts on learners’ second language literacy, motivation and linguistic and non-linguistic creativity. It also explores how different teaching approaches (‘creative’ versus ‘functional’) may modulate the effects of exposure to texts. The participants in the study are learners of French and German in English secondary schools in Year 9 (age 14). The initial pilot study results presented in this paper suggest that learners view language learning as difficult but generally worthwhile, and express an interest in experiencing ‘real-life’ applications of the second language. The project aims to address this need by generating practical advice for novel teaching methods using authentic text materials in the second language classroom.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Linguistic creativity in language learning: Investigating the impact of creative text materials and teaching approaches in the second language classroom |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5925100 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5925100 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an Open Access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | creativity, motivation, literature, authenticity, teaching approaches |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10113812 |
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