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An article, titled\u00a0‘Want to boost language learning? Be creative’<\/a><\/b><\/i>, by\u00a0Prof. Suzanne Graham<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(Professor of Language and Education, University of Reading) and\u00a0Dr. Linda Fisher<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(Reader in Languages Education, University of Cambridge), is published in the latest issue of the Times Educational Supplement.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Drawing from the findings of their on-going study, titled\u00a0Linguistic Creativity in Language Learning<\/i><\/b>\u00a0(part of the bigger\u00a0Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded Creative Multilingualism<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>interdisciplinary research project,\u00a0<\/span>led by Oxford<\/span>), the article argues that\u00a0<\/span>a more stimulating range of teaching materials\u00a0<\/span>and more creative teaching approaches have the potential to motivate students to\u00a0<\/span>continue with\u00a0<\/span>Modern Languages at GCSE and beyond. Specifically, the study explores\u00a0the impact of using poems (about such themes as love, death and migration) and different teaching approaches (\u201ccreative\u201d versus \u201cfunctional\u201d) on 14-year-old language learners\u2019 motivation and creativity levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

The study’s initial findings are promising with positive\u00a0qualitative feedback from pupils who were taught French and German using\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span><\/i>\u00a0creative approach<\/span><\/i>, that is learners engage with the text primarily on the level of personal, emotional and imaginative response, as opposed to being taught\u00a0<\/span>through a \u00a0<\/span>functional approach<\/span><\/i>, where the focus is on the text as a vehicle for teaching language, vocabulary and grammar. The students reported that the creative approach can lead to\u00a0greater engagement with the texts and enjoyment from having the opportunity to learn how to express their feelings in another language.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>To learn more about Prof. Graham’s research interests, visit her profile page\u00a0here<\/b><\/a>. She also tweets at\u00a0@SuzanneJaneGrah<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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More details of the\u00a0Creative Multilingualism research project\u00a0can be found\u00a0here<\/a><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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