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CREATIVE WRITINGS THROUGH PATTERN POETRY IN THE ESL CLASSROOM

A.Vasantha Kumari

Volume: 9 Issue: 3 2019

Abstract:

Writing is a Herculean task for many ESL learners. Teaching writing is also a challenging job for many ESL teachers. In most of the cases, it is seen that learners learn writing only for academic purpose and teachers are hopefully too pre-occupied with the completion of the prescribed syllabus. Due to these factors, the concept of creative writing is hardly addressed in the ESL classroom. Writing is still taught in a rather conventional teacher-centered top- down approach in many Indian ESL classrooms where writing exercises are mostly controlled, causing learners to be hesitant to allow their creative part to emerge. How can we nurture creative writings among our ESL learners who can explore and expose their own creative processes and can also develop their language skills? In this context, pattern poetry can open the door to both creative writing and language learning and it acts as a psychological aid which fosters self-confidence among the inhibited and timid learners and relives them of their language learning phobia.

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