Gaining Insight into Creative Writing

Abstract: The paper examines previously tested teaching material in the context of developing critical thinking skills through creative writing. The lesson plan was designed and prompted by the author’s experience for the EFL students in the English department at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. Teachers are invited to examine the material presented in this paper to consider how it may be adapted to their own teaching environment. It discusses the significance of teaching creative writing so as to raise awareness of this important language skill and offers EFL teachers an opportunity to use the suggested lesson plan in their own classrooms. The emphasis in the paper is on both providing a general review of the purpose of teaching creative writing and presenting a practical and adaptable teaching material with its detailed procedure and description Accordingly, the paper begins with a general survey of the nature of teaching writing and goes on to present the practical material designed for EFL teachers. Full text…

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