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SUMMARY:Creativity in the languages classroom: Learners' responses to lite
 rary text - Dr.Linda Fisher\, University of Cambridge \, Professor Suzanne
  Graham\, Reading University
DTSTART:20190128T170000Z
DTEND:20190128T183000Z
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CONTACT:Ann Waterman
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation we examine what it might mean to be creat
 ive in the languages classroom. We report on an empirical project with sch
 ool-age language students in the UK\, investigating the effects of text ty
 pe and teaching approach on learning outcomes and on attitudes. For many y
 ears younger learners in the UK have been exposed to mainly transactional 
 language in which the figurative has been stripped away. We were intereste
 d in seeing how learners reacted to different types of text\, including po
 etry\, and the outcomes when the learners were exposed to different teachi
 ng approaches\, some of which aimed explicitly to prompt creative response
 s. We present some of our findings\, including those which suggest that th
 e rate of vocabulary development can be improved through creative approach
 es\, while attitudes towards language teaching\, whether within a traditio
 nal or creative condition\, remain mixed. 
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, Ro
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