IDENTITIES IN EFL CREATIVE WRITING IN INDONESIA

Creative writing is created for aesthetic rather than informative purposes and its creation greatly influenced by the writers’ background. Thus, how perception of themselves or their identities are expressed in creative products. As such, English as a foreign language (EFL) context may offer space learners to express perceived identities. In this study, an analysis two short stories written students Letters Department, Universitas Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, revealed that students’ were used resources outputs. first story entitled “Calling Him Back”, through internal conflicts main character, student writer her doubt which claim. second “Happy Birthday”, exploits literature when she did research on novels with Indian The data gathered document correspondences writers. These evidence utilized different aspects multifaceted