Creative writing as an important tool in second language acquisition and practice
Creative writing as an important tool in second language acquisition and practice
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创意写作作为第二语言习得和练习的重要工具
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2013
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通讯作者:
Cameron Smith
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作者:
Cameron Smith
In the 1887 Unua Libro (“First Book”), L.L. Zamenhof o"ered as examples of texts in his new language of Esperanto (in addition to some biblical translations and a letter) three poems, two of which were original. In developing the language, he had translated works of literature (poetry and prose) to ascertain the completeness of his new creation, and in later life he devoted much time to translating other works of literature. !e #rst book in Esperanto by an author other than Zamenhof was a poetry anthology; within just over 20 years of Zamenhof introducing his creation, people had published original novels, songs and plays in this new language. Output, whether original or in translation, was largely literary. !is case is interesting because the producers of these works were quite clearly intrinsically motivated language learners. !e noted Esperantist Donald Harlow (1995) asked “Why do Esperantists dedicate so much time, money and e"ort to such an essentially non-productive pastime as literature when they could be more e"ectively devoting it to the promulgation of Esperanto?” His answer was that “It is the nature of languages to produce literatures”. !ere is, in foreign language education, a paradox when it comes to texts. Among the most valued texts in any language are creative works. Mass consumption of “texts” is dominated by them: #lms, books (including manga), and songs. When we give students extensive reading, we recommend graded readers that are overwhelmingly #ction. Yet when EFL teachers ask students to produce written work, they usually ask for well-organised facts and explicit opinions: descriptions, essays, reports. !ey very rarely ask for expressive or creative output, if ever. !ere are vanishingly few textbooks available for teaching or encouraging foreign language students to write stories, songs and poems in their target language. !e usual defence of this situation is instrumental: students don’t need to know how to write songs, poems or stories. On the other hand, the ability to express and support one’s ideas in a well-organised and comprehensible manner is an important professional and academic skill. !e clear implication is that (compulsory) curriculum time should be devoted to activities directly relevant to archetypal “real-world” workor study-related usage. However, does this position accurately re$ect the potential usefulness of creative writing for a language Creative writing as an important tool in second
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Veltkamp;Jacobs;Conrad
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Conrad