Figure It Out: Creative Language Expressions in ESL Writing Classrooms

Negative Language Transfer Reflected in ESL Learners’ English Writing

Task-based Language Teaching in L2 English Writing Classrooms: Insights from Chinese Senior Secondary Schools

There is little research on the task-based teaching approach in senior secondary L2 English writing classrooms. This study carried out an exploratory sequential mixed methods study to explore the suitability and adaptations of task-based language teaching in the domain of secondary schools in small cities. First, the researcher surveyed six EFL senior secondary teachers of different teaching ex...

Multilingualism, language policy and creative writing in Kenya

Language use and creative writing go hand in hand. In the process of exploring language, we also engage in the study of literature. An engagement with literature is, indeed, a continuing process of improving our capacity to use language and refining our sensibility to good language use. In Kenya, there are clearly discernible patterns of creative writing which may be linked to language policies...

Using Digital Comics in Teaching ESL Writing

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning language is one of the popular approaches employed in education and is said to be a beneficial tool in language teaching and learning. The digital comics can be implemented in teaching and learning process with the purpose to motivate low proficiency students in writing skill. This study aimed to examine the teac...

Inspiring spaces: creating creative classrooms

What is an inspirational space for teaching and learning? How might a young person’s view about learning environments differ from an adult’s view? Can we learn from the young by appreciating the creativity through which they manipulate materials in non-school contexts and from listening to their voices and respecting their vision, can we ensure that the spaces we create support their engagement...