This international handbook gives a unique perspective on the connections between creativity, language and language teaching. Combining assessments of cutting edge research terrain with case studies from practitioners, it invites readers to think about how creative language learning interfaces with the outside world.
Eight sections cover life histories and memory; feelings; living locally; communities; responses to world events; ecology; science; identity. Each section opens with a research overview drawing on disciplines that inform language teaching, including practitioner research, creative arts and educational theory. These are joined by case studies from language teachers working worldwide in multiple sectors, public and private, with young learners and adults, asylum-seekers and learners in their own homes. The case studies illustrate how fundamental concepts can translate into practice and make a difference for real learners and teachers. A reflective summary for each section draws out the common threads between theory and practice, signposting future directions.
Tapping into current networks and creative initiatives, including in places of conflict and across social classes and cultures, this book builds a virtuous circle between language pedagogy and creative practice.