The uses of "writing creatively" in the teaching of English as a foreign language to primary level school children in the Lebanon
The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate how ~writing creatively~, which had not been given adequate attention in the Lebanese primary classes, could be developed to help the students in these classes communicate better in the English language. Writing creatively in this study was considered as a process in which students could have the chance to explore the different writing genres and communicate meaning through a set of skills which involved training, instruction, practice, experience, and purpose. Stimulation of children's creative potential while writing in a foreign language was mainly to help them communicate to their readers both their feelings and the information they were planning to convey. To investigate the influence of writing creatively on learning the English language, this study was conducted in tliree different Lebanese schools that could exemplify similar issues across the different social and language backgrounds. 460 eight-, nine- and ten-year-old students participated in this study. The students were randomly divided into two groups (experimental and control) and both groups sat pre- and post-tests. The aim of these tests was to compare the results of the experimental
Ghannage, Rosie Elias Khoury
Language acquisition; EFL
The uses of "writing creatively" in the teaching of English as a foreign language to primary level school children in the Lebanon. The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate how ~writing creatively~, which had not been given adequate attention in the Lebanese primary classes, could be developed to help the students in these classes communicate better in the English language. Writing creatively in this study was considered as a process in which students could have the chance to explore the different writing genres and communicate meaning through a set of skills which involved training, instruction, practice, experience, and purpose. Stimulation of children's creative potential while writing in a foreign language was mainly to help them communicate to their readers both their feelings and the information they were planning to convey. To investigate the influence of writing creatively on learning the English language, this study was conducted in tliree different Lebanese schools that could exemplify similar issues across the different social and language backgrounds. 460 eight-, nine- and ten-year-old students participated in this study. The students were randomly divided into two groups (experimental and control) and both groups sat pre- and post-tests. The aim of these tests was to compare the results of the experimental
write creatively teach_english foreign_language primary level school_child lebanon purpose exploratory_study investigate writing creatively give_adequate attention lebanese primary class could_develop help student class communicate good english_language writing creatively study consider process student could chance explore different write genre communicate meaning set skill involve training instruction practice experience purpose stimulation child creative potential write foreign_language mainly help communicate reader feeling information planning convey investigate influence write creatively learn_english language study_conduct different lebanese school could exemplify similar issue across_different social language background year_old student participate study student randomly divide_two group experimental control_group sit pre__post tests aim_test compare experimental