Project done by Nataliya Svystil’nyk, school ?21

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Project done by Nataliya Svystilnyk, school ?21
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CREATIVITY IN MODERN FOREIGNLANGUAGES TEACHING
AND LEARNING
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Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing,
taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and
having fun. Mary Lou Cook, American
community activist, author
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The most powerful way to develop creativity in
your pupils is to be a role model. Children
develop creativity not when you tell them to, but
when you show them.
Robert J. Sternberg
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• Creativity is very much like a muscle that needs
  to be exercised in order to consistently be there
  for you when you need it. Practice makes perfect
  and, like Maya Angelou said, "The more
  (creativity) you use, the more you have."

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Why is creativity important in language
classrooms?

• most people become more motivated, inspired or
  challenged
• Creative work in the language classroom can lead
  to genuine communication and co-operation
• Creative tasks enrich classroom work
• Creative thinking is an important skill in real
  life

• Language use is a creative act
• Compensation strategies
• some people cannot learn at all if they are not
  allowed to be creative
• Creativity improves self-esteem

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Conditions in the classroom that encourage and
enable students and teachers to be creative

• Attitude commend what is different
• Resources the unprecedented range available to
  some (but regrettably not all) learners
• Student diversity
• The provision of assistants from a different
  educational background
• Allowing a sense of fun (not found in all
  education systems)
• Teachers commitment to the method
• We do have the flexibility and freedom to have
  significant input into module content and
  assessment, although assessment word limits can
  constrain what is possible at times.

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The teacher's responsibilities

• Timing needs to be carefully thought out
• Unlimited time, i.e. inner, personal time is
  needed for lateral (not focused) thinking and for
  reflection.
• Limited time, i.e. time controlled from outside
  e.g. through (flexible) time limits is needed for
  brainstorming, selecting the best idea, making
  decisions, researching and actions.
• When we plan a creative activity, we may wish to
  give different learners different tasks matching
  the thinking roles.
• The positive and relaxed atmosphere needed for
  creative thinking is reinforced by establishing a
  tradition of celebrating students work and
  performance. Clapping, praising, giving awards,
  smiling faces or any other signal .

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Why do teachers have to be creative in designing
lessons and teaching them?
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When children are being creative in the classroom
they are likely to

• make connections and see relationships
• envision want might be
• explore ideas and options
• question and challenge
• reflect critically on ideas, actions and outcomes
  

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Creative teaching

• teaching creatively
• might be described as teachers using imaginative
  approaches to make learning more interesting,
  engaging, exciting and effective.

• teaching for creativity
• might best be described as using forms of
  teaching that are intended to develop students
  own creative thinking and behaviour.

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Teaching with creativity and teaching for
creativity consist of the characteristics of good
teaching

• high motivation
• high expectations
• the ability to communicate and listen
• the ability to interest
• engage and inspire

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Creative teachers are always willing to
experiment but they recognize the need to learn
from experience. There are many methods for
teachers which help to develop the creativity of
pupils and they can be used in our work
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Words triads

• After a signal, the children are given three
  words and the teacher writes these words on
  board. The pupils are offered to write some
  sentences with these three words as quickly as
  possible. For example, we have three words "rain,
  field, earth." It is possible to make such
  phrases After the rain the earth became wet and
  I did not go for a walk in the field.

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"Pictogram"

• The pupils are given some words and they draw the
  picture to every word that will help them to
  remember these words. They are given 30 seconds
  for each picture. The pupils should put the
  number before every word or word-combination and
  then draw the picture to it. They should not
  write the words. As an example such word
  combinations are offered to use the computer
• to sing English songs
• to read English books
• to connect with different countries
• to make friends around the world

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Tell in other words

• The children are offered some simple phrases and
  change them into other ones saving the main
  meaning of the phrases. For example Bill
  prepares for the lessons well
• Bill does his home task in a proper way.
• This method helps to know how well pupils
  understand materials. As an example, there are
  such sentences as
• 1) My friend is from England.
• 2) She sends me very interesting letters with
  photos.
• 3) We have many different ways of life.
• 4) More than 300 million people speak English as
  their first language.

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Make up (draw) pictures

• There are cards with different elements and
  symbols. For the fixed time (5 minutes) pupils
  are offered to make up a picture from these
  elements and describe it. This method helps to
  develop the child's imagination and learn to
  think more creative. This activity also works
  with small groups of pupils. Each group creates a
  story to the picture and even can act it out in
  front of the class.

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"What will happen if..."

• This method will help a child to develop his/her
  creative potential, answering the question "what
  will happen if..." The child can choose the
  question he or she wants to begin with. Pupils
  are asked to imagine this situation and describe
  it . It is great for language practising.

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References

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• Sternberg Robert. How to develop student
  creativity.
• Margaret Anne Clarke, University of
  Postmouth.Creativity in modern foreign languages
  teaching and learning.
• Maya Angelou From the Creative
  category/Quotations book
• Mary Lou Cook/Quotation book
• Creativity in the language classroom written by
  Judit Feher, Pilgrims, UK
• Teachers as Creators. Vu My Lan
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