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In this article, Alan Maley talks about how you can organise classroom work to incorporate the four features of creativity. You can also explore the essential elements of creative thinking if you want to get back to the basics. Alan Maley’s article connects you to other articles and lesson plans on the topic of creativity.

This is the third in a series of four articles on transforming activities for creativity. The first introduced the concept of creativity in the language classroom.

This is the second in a series of four articles on transforming activities for creativity. The first introduced the concept of creativity in the language classroom. This one focuses on the features of creativity.

Before we set out and look at some theories and practice for introducing creativity into the language classroom, let’s see why it is worth making all this effort.

Top-down or bottom-up listening skills are two processes used in understanding and processing what learners hear. In this article, we explore how they both work and how you can practise them in class.

The development of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) brought with it a methodology which emphasised communication in the classroom, pair and group activities and student involvement in the learning process.

Most teachers at some time in their career have to teach one-to-one classes. They find a very different, challenging and special learning context, with unique possibilities and unique problems.

As the saying goes, ‘Art is all around us’. In its many forms it presents fantastic opportunities for discussion, focused language work and skills-based activities.

Rhythm is both a feature of and product of the phonological structure of English. 

Getting students to participate in writing activities in class can be an arduous task. Despite our best efforts as teachers to make the prospect of writing a fun and collaborative activity, it is often met with groans of reluctance.