1st Edition

Creativity in Language Teaching Perspectives from Research and Practice

Edited By Rodney H. Jones, Jack C. Richards Copyright 2016
    284 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    284 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Current, comprehensive, and authoritative, this text gives language teachers and researchers, both a set of conceptual tools with which to think and talk about creativity in language teaching and a wealth of practical advice about principles and practices that can be applied to making their lessons more creative. Providing an overview of the nature of creativity and its role in second language education, it brings together twenty prominent language teachers and researchers with expertise in different aspects of creativity and teaching contexts to present a range of theories on both creative processes and how these processes lead to creative practices in language teaching.

    Unique in the field, the book takes a broader and more critical look at the notion of creativity in language learning, exploring its linguistic, cognitive, sociocultural and pedagogic dimensions. Structured in four sections— theoretical perspectives, creativity in the classroom, creativity in the curriculum, and creativity in teacher development—each chapter is supplemented by Questions for Discussion and Suggestions for Further Research. Its accessible style makes the book relevant as both a course text and a resource for practicing teachers.

    CONTENTS

    Preface

    Acknowledgments

    1. Creativity and Language Teaching

    Rodney H. Jones and Jack C. Richards

    Section One: Theoretical Perspectives

    2. Language and Creativity

    Rodney H. Jones

    3. Creativity and Language Learning

    Rod Ellis

    4. Conceptualizing Creativity and Culture in Language Teaching

    Karen Densky

    5. The Vexed Nature of Language Teaching and Learning

    James Paul Gee

    6. Translating Writing Worlds: Writing as a Poet, Writing as an Academic

    Jane Spiro and Sue Dymoke

    Section Two: Creativity in the Classroom

    7. Exploring Creativity in Language Teaching

    Jack C. Richards and Sara Cotterall

    8. Creativity in Language Teaching: Voices from the Classroom

    Simon Coffey and Constant Leung

    9. Creativity through Inquiry Dialogue

    Philip Chappell

    10. Critical Creativity and Multilingual Texts

    Julie Choi

    Section Three: Creativity in the Curriculum

    11. Creativity in the Curriculum

    Kathleen Graves

    12. Creativity and Technology in Second Language Learning and Teaching

    Alice Chik

    13. Creativity in Language Teaching in the Disciplines

    Christiph A. Hafner

    Section Four: Creativity in Teacher Development

    14. Conversations about Creativity: Connecting the New to the Known through Images, Objects and Games

    Kathleen M. Bailey and Anita Krishnan

    15. Creativity as Resistance: Implications for Language Teaching and Teacher Education

    Susan Ollerhead and Anne Burns

    16. Cultivating Creative Teaching via Narrative Inquiry

    Cynthia Nelson

     

    List of Contributors

    Biography

    Rodney H. Jones is professor of sociolinguistics and new media at the University of Reading,UK. He has published widely in the areas of discourse analysis and language and creativity. He is editor of The Routledge Handbook of Langauge and Creativity (2016).

    Jack C. Richards has had an active career in the Asia Pacific region (Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Hawaii). He has published in the areas of teacher education, methodology, curriculum, and materials development. He is an honorary professor at the University of Sydney and the University of Auckland.

    " One of the standout features of this book is the Questions for Discussion and Suggestions for Further Research sections at the end of each chapter. The vast majority of the questions are relevant, thought provoking, and immediately useful in theoretical and practical realms. [...] This book is definitely one for the teacher’s bookshelf." - Daniel Tang, JALT