Creative Writing course for EFL learners

Abstract

This project is designed to promote creative writing and critical reading skills among adult EFL learners with the help of a Creative Writing course held in ICLT (International Center of Languages and Testing), Yerevan. The second main aim of the course is to introduce and give the students the opportunity to employ technology for their creative writing process. Seven EFL learners of intermediate and above levels, selected by an interview, took part in the course. The students practiced various creative writing activities throughout the course as well as read and analyzed a number of well-known short stories. At the end of the course each student wrote one short story of his own. Two stories were chosen as winners based on Internet voting and the teacher’s evaluation. On the last day of the course the students filled in a course evaluation form which revealed their generally positive attitude towards the course and their recommendations for its further improvement.