Creativity and English Language Teaching

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Introduction

   • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

   Pages 1-3

3. Creativity: Concept to Product

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. Creativity Theory

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 7-46

   3. Creativity and Education

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 47-67

   4. Creativity and Applied Linguistics

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 69-92

   5. Creativity and Methodology

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 93-124

   6. Creativity in Materials and Resources

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 125-135

4. Focus on the Teacher

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137

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   2. What Is a Creative Teacher?

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 139-159

   3. Becoming a Creative Person

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 161-179

   4. Becoming a Creative Teacher

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 181-201

5. Focus on the Classroom

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203

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   2. Pre-conditions for Classroom Creativity

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 205-217

   3. Some Possible Frameworks and Procedures

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 219-247

6. Research on Creativity

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 249-249

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   2. Measuring Creativity

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 251-261

   3. Research into Creativity

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 263-298

   4. Network Analysis of Research Papers on Creativity in ELT

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 299-316

   5. Suggestions for Further Research

      • Alan Maley, Tamas Kiss

      Pages 317-325

This book offers a unique perspective on creativity in an educational environment where there is a relative dearth of literature on this subject. The authors link practice and principle to provide a practical and valuable guide for more creative language learning and teaching, using not only theoretical ideas but useful practical advice and recommendations on how better to introduce creativity into teaching and daily life. This innovative volume is sure to become a crucial reference point for teachers and practitioners of language teaching, and anyone interested in the ways in which creativity can be channelled into the teaching and learning process.

• creativity
• language learning
• language teaching
• teaching languages
• language education
• creativity in education
• learning creatively
• role of creativity

“The book as a whole offers us a unique synthesis of perspectives, and works hard to do so, presenting its case with precision and scholarship. … Depending on whether you are a teacher, teacher trainer, university lecturer or materials writer, there is something in this store that will inspire, inform and perhaps even lead to change.” (Jane Spiro, ELT journal, Vol. 73 (1), January, 2019)

• The C Group, Fordwich, United Kingdom

  Alan Maley

• Xi’an Jiaotong - Liverpool University, Suzhou, China

  Tamas Kiss

Alan Maley has worked in the field of English Language Teaching for over 50 years. He has lived and worked in 10 countries, including India and China. He has published over 40 books in the field of language teaching.  He is a Past President of IATEFL and in 2012 received the ELTons Lifetime Achievement Award. His research interests lie primarily in creative writing and innovative materials development. 



Tamas Kiss is Associate Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong – Liverpool University, China. He has been involved with language teacher education programmes in Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, Latin America and South East Asia. His main interests include language teacher education, materials development, complexity science, language as a complex dynamic system and creativity.

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