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by Alan Marsh (Author), Antonia Clare (Author)
The Creative Teacher's Compendium contains an alphabetical list of chapters with topics related to creative language teaching. These topics include Art, Beginnings, Conversations, Dictation, Emotions, Film - and so on. Each chapter begins with a relevant quote for the topic, then a short discussion of why this area is important for creative language teaching. This discussion provides a clear rationale and directs teachers to relevant research in the area. Each chapter then includes a series of creative activities, which can be used as they are or easily adapted to suit teachers' and learners' needs. The creative activities are always clearly linked to suggested language points, and sample materials show how these can be exploited. The chapters end with ideas for reflective teacher development and tasks which can be used for workshops.
Whatever context you teach in, The Creative Teacher's Compendium will equip you with the tools, inspiration and encouragement to explore the increasingly vital role of creativity in the 21st century classroom.
Author Biography
Antonia Clare is an English language teacher trainer, international conference speaker and award-winning materials writer. Her special interests include the use of video and new technologies in ELT, creativity and the psychology of language learning. She has taught and trained in many countries around the world, and has co-authored bestselling course book titles including Total English and Speakout. She has also recently contributed chapters to Creativity in English Language Teaching (ELT Council, Malta) and The Image in English Language Teaching (ELT Council, Malta). Alan Marsh has worked in teacher training and development (including CELTA, DELTA, Erasmus+) with teachers from all over the world, both in mainstream education (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary) and in private language school contexts. He contributes regularly to ELT publications, is the President of MATEFL and in 2014 he was awarded the first Inspiring ELT Professional award in recognition of his contribution to Malta's ELT industry. He is particularly interested in exploring creative approaches in the language classroom as a means to increasing learner and teacher motivation.
