TSLB3563

CREATIVE WRITING IN
THE ESL CLASSROOM
COURSE BRIEFING
WK1 08012024-12012024
 COURSE INFORMATION

• Name of Course: Creative Writing In The Primary ESL Classroom

• Course Code: TSLB3563
• Course Classification: Elektif Teras
• Synopsis: This course focuses on a practical introduction to the activities in the teaching of creative
writing in the primary ESL classroom. This course hopes to enable TESL students to enhance their
knowledge in teaching creative writing. It concentrates on the constituents and benefits of creative
writing, the theories and considerations in teaching creative writing, besides introducing the features in
developing and designing creative writing activities for young learners and exposing them to features of
creative writing activities in the ESL classrooms through digital media. The rationale for this course is to
provide TESL students with the knowledge and skills in teaching creative writing in the primary ESL
classroom.
• Semester & Year: Semester II,Year 2
• Credit Value: 3
 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

• CLO1- Analyse features and benefits of creative writing genres in teaching creative
writing to primary ESL learners. (C4, PLO2, KKG2)
• CLO2- Design suitable activities for prose and poetry for the primary ESL classroom.
(C6, A3, PLO2, KKG4)
• CLO3- Present a creative writing activity for the primary ESL classroom using digital
media. (C6, A4, PLO2, PLO6, KKG5, KMD2)
 COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE

1,Features of Creative Writing

2.Benefits of Creative Writing for young learners
3. Considerations in Designing Activities for Creative Writing
4. Features in Designing Activities for Creative Writing
5. Designing Activities for Creative Writing: Prose (Fiction)
6. Designing Activities for Creative Writing: Prose (Non-Fiction)
7. Designing Activities for Creative Writing: Poetry
8. Creative Writing on Digital Media
 CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT PERCENTAGE

1.Written Assignment (800 words) 20%
2. Product (Portfolio of creative writing 60%
activities of three different genres):
-prose (fiction)
-prose (non-fiction)
-poetry
3. Performance (Presentation of Digital Media 20%
 REFERENCES

Main References:
Daynes, K., & Cullis, M. (2017). The Usborne creative writer's handbook. Usborne Publishing
Limited.
Flower, L. and Hayes, J. R. (1981). A cognitive process theory of writing. College
Composition and Communication. 32(4), 365-387.
Thorpe, R. (2021). Teaching creative writing to second language learners: A guidebook.
Routledge.
 REFERENCES

Additional References:
Bowkett, S. (2009). Countdown to creative writing. Routledge.
Daynes, K., & Stowell, L. (2015). My first story writing book. Usborne Publishing Limited.
Edge, C. (2017). How to be a young writer. Oxford University Press.
Olehlova, I., & Priedīte, I. (2016). Creative writing cookbook. Estonian UNESCO Youth Association.
www.salto-youth.net.
Rees, L. (2019). Creative writing skills. Outset Publishing Ltd.
Rosenblatt, L. (2005). Making meaning with texts: Selected essays.
Heinemann. Spiro, J. (2004). Creative poetry writing. Oxford University Press.
Girardi, T., & Scheg, A. G. (2021). Theories and Strategies for Teaching Creative Writing Online. Routledge.