1st Edition

Teaching Creative Writing to Second Language Learners A Guidebook

By Ryan Thorpe Copyright 2022
294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

This timely and accessible book offers engaging guidance to teachers of second language students on teaching creative writing in their classrooms. Creative writing is a tool that can inspire second language learners to write more, play with language, and enjoy and improve not only their writing, but also their speaking, listening, and reading skills. Addressing the expectations and perceptions of... Read more

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction to Creative Writing in ESL

Chapter 2. Expectations and Perceptions

Chapter 3. Research in Creative Writing

Chapter 4. The Workshop and Other Options

Chapter 5. Using Literature

Chapter 6. Intercultural Storytelling

Chapter 7. Brainstorming

Chapter 8. Characters

Chapter 9. Conflict

Chapter 10. Setting

Chapter 11. Dialogue

Chapter 12. Word Choice

Chapter 13. Endings

Chapter 14. Developing Voice

Chapter 15. Working with Genre

Chapter 16. Digital Composition

Chapter 17. Responding to Creative Writing

Chapter 18. Editing

Chapter 19. Grading Creative Writing

Chapter 20. Final Thoughts

Biography

Ryan Thorpe is Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai, China.