Creativity in the English Language classroom

This is an interesting book from the British Council, edited by Alan Maley and Nick Peachey. It helps teachers to develop creativity in the language classroom, which is not an easy task to accomplish.

I have chosen one chapter from the book to analyse and then, I created a prezi presentation: https://prezi.com/djv_1worjli7/edit/#1_95982358.

Chapter 5: "Personal and creative storytelling: telling our stories", was written by David Heathfield. He states that story telling is a deeply creative part of being human and that, we learn about ourselves from the stories we are told and the stories we tell. What is important to mention is that he tells readers that the classroom is seen as a good environment for storytelling, where students learn to communicate creatively in English.

In my opinion, this chapter is great because we, as teachers, can find many small group activities for students to speak, thus promoting creativity in our classrooms and engaging our students on learning. As David says, "we need to encourage students not only to pay attention but also to build on each other's responses and develop as a community of learners".