Winter 2014

Special Supplement: Creative Writing and ELT
Editor’s Notes: A great part of my happiness over this issue is seeing one of our boldest initiatives, the promotion of an ELT community of practice without borders, come to life – again, with contributions from authors whose professional backgrounds are as varied as their geographical origins, here in these pages united by a common passion for the creative arts and a love for great literature. This issue’s Special Supplement on Creative Writing and ELT offers only a sampling of what is a vast and vibrant field of inquiry. In fact, we easily could have published a double issue on this topic. Still, I have never been prouder of the articles, poems, and stories gathered here, their luminous energy providing the contours of this collection. However incomplete any assortment of articles on such a vast topic must be, my hope is that this particular Supplement will advance creative writing pedagogy and its application in the English classroom while inspiring many of our English teachers into becoming creative writers themselves.
Content Overview
RESEARCH-BASED STUDIES
Creative writing for language learners (and teachers) / Alan Maley
English teachers positioning themselves as poets / Daniel Xerri
Creative writing and drama as ‘difference’ in the second language classroom / David Sandbrook
INSPIRED/INSPIRING PRACTICES
Creative writing for students and teachers: Some practical ideas / Alan Maley
Learners as writers: Notes from a creative writing workshop / Carolyn Skelton
Measurements / Kevin Stein
Imaginative responses: Integrating creative writing tasks into a university survey course on Scottish Literature / John Corbett
Readability factors in language learner literature / Marcos Benevides
Using cinquain poems to teach creative writing / Anne Hendler
Re-imagining fairy tales / Jo Cummins
Versatile topics: A Rollercoaster of creative writing / Elsbeth Mäder
The greatest creative writing activity ever / Adam John Simpson
Poetry and ‘plessos’: Student-teacher email exchange / Caroline J. Grünig-Manton
Creative writing and ELT: Incidental treasure chest / Brigit Zogg
Rhyming for vocabulary and pronunciation / Graham Tritt
Teaching creative writing to dyslexic students / Rachael Harris
And more…