Creativity in language teaching

Professor Jack C. Richards

Definiton

• Creativity:
 ability to solve problem genuinely
 ability to see new meaning
 make connection between things
 ability to have imaginative ideas and thoughts
 use past experiences to create new learning
Creativity

• Product:
 task
 acvities in a book
 student’s writing

• Process:
 thinking and decision process
Teaching involves

• Being creative
• Think cratively
• Ability to think out of the box
• Relevant goal
• Teaching resources
• Analyze teaching material
• Identify teaching potential
• Decision in conducting class activities
Teaching processes

• Adapt plans
• Respond to the learnes
• Knowledge
• Teaching principles