foster students' creativity - ESL Teaching

qsjfly · Fri 09-Dec-05, 11:43 PM

what kind of teaching strategies do ESLteachers provide for students to foster their creativity?

george · Fri 09-Dec-05, 11:52 PM

So you want your students to become more creative? Howabout sharing with them your culture? Bring some photos in of your house back home, food, teach them your traditions, and then they will start to see that there is more to the world than their culture.

Give them tasks that encourage creativity. Eg: some paper and scissors and tell them to cut a shape that has meaning to them. Then get them to explain why they chose this shape.

Of course, it will depend on your students' ages to what tasks you do.

qsjfly · Thu 15-Dec-05, 10:27 AM

thank you for your advise. I'm teaching in primary school.

teacherjoe · Wed 21-Dec-05, 11:59 PM

George has some good ideas. You have to try to engage students' imaginitive right brains, not only their logical left brains. I have six different kinds of activities that I do to help students use their whole brain. Go to Whole Brian Activities for ESL Teachers and let me know what you think.

english grammar man · Thu 22-Dec-05, 12:55 AM

Nice feedback there teacherjoe!

I wasn't aware of the difference between right brain and left brain learning.

Whenever I listen to my favourite music, just before the next song plays, my brain already knows what the next song will be (and of have more than 100 songs on my playlist).

The brain surely is powerful, and your ideas on utilising the right side should definitely be used in the classroom.

Thanks for sharing.

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english grammar man Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Occupation: Head Teacher Location: Posts: 111	Right side of brain and left side of brain Nice feedback there teacherjoe! I wasn't aware of the difference between right brain and left brain learning. Whenever I listen to my favourite music, just before the next song plays, my brain already knows what the next song will be (and of have more than 100 songs on my playlist). The brain surely is powerful, and your ideas on utilising the right side should definitely be used in the classroom. Thanks for sharing. __________________ English Grammar questions? ----- Fire Away! -----

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Fri 09-Dec-05, 11:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
george ESL Rookie Join Date: Jun 2005 Nationality: British Occupation: Kids Teacher Location: Posts: 17	So you want your students to become more creative? Howabout sharing with them your culture? Bring some photos in of your house back home, food, teach them your traditions, and then they will start to see that there is more to the world than their culture. Give them tasks that encourage creativity. Eg: some paper and scissors and tell them to cut a shape that has meaning to them. Then get them to explain why they chose this shape. Of course, it will depend on your students' ages to what tasks you do.

Thu 15-Dec-05, 10:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
qsjfly ESL Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	thank you for your advise. I'm teaching in primary school.

Wed 21-Dec-05, 11:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
teacherjoe ESL Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	George has some good ideas. You have to try to engage students' imaginitive right brains, not only their logical left brains. I have six different kinds of activities that I do to help students use their whole brain. Go to Whole Brian Activities for ESL Teachers and let me know what you think.

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