Creativity in the language classroom(36204)-英语教育-(99)-21英语网

　　摘要:作者Judit Fehér诠释了语言教学中创新的含义，继而分析了创新的重要性:创新让我们学会使用语言;创新可以给人们以激励;创新能提升学习者的自信心;创新促进交流与合作;创新丰富课堂教堂;创新有利于个体发展。

　　BEFORE we set out and look at some theories and practice for introducing creativity into the language classroom, let’s see why it is worth making all this effort. Why is creativity important in language classrooms?

　　Language use is a creative act: we transform thoughts into language that can be heard or seen. We are capable of producing sentences and even long texts that we have never heard or seen before. In my experience, some people cannot learn at all if they are not allowed to be creative. They do not understand the point in doing a language activity for its own sake, for only practising the language without a real content, purpose, outcome or even a product.

　　My experience also taught me that most people become more motivated, inspired or challenged if they can create something of value, if they feel that in some ways what they do and how they do it reflect who they are.

　　Creativity improves self-esteem as learners can look at their own solutions to problems and their own products and see what they are able to achieve.

　　Creative work in the language classroom can lead to genuine communication and co-operation.

　　Creative tasks enrich classroom work, and they make it more varied and more enjoyable by tapping into individual talents, ideas and thoughts—both the learners’ and the teacher’s.

　　Creative thinking is an important skill in real life. It is part of our survival strategies and it is a force behind personal growth.

　　

　　

　　