Second Language Acquisition & Creativity

Authors

  • Maliha Adnan Lecturer, International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan.

Keywords:

Innovation, Teaching Methodology, Motivated, Practice, Confident, Efficiently

Abstract

This article talks about practical approach to language teaching. Creativity may be used to improve and broaden teaching styles. It familiarizes situations in which students become active and enthusiastic. A creative attitude towards teaching allows students to experience their own learning process and to bring their existing knowledge and skills to class. Teachers should adopt innovative means to teach the language effectively. Classrooms should be updated, curriculum should modernized and teachers should strive to support their students to advance their language learning. In order to be an effective teacher, they need to integrate different learning methods. Traditional methods cannot set aside at any stage, but including some stimulating teaching methodologies will make students motivated. Interesting teaching materials, innovative ideas may be used. Language may be easily learn only through practice. Learners should tryout by communicating with each other so that their errors may be prune. Introducing different tasks would help students to understand the use of language. Now a days students’ acquisition of a language is dignify through their ability to communicate rather than their syntactic skill. Using innovative methodologies will lead to a smooth way to learn the language.  A creative teacher should teach course books with innovative activities so that this blend would make them dynamic.

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Published

2023-03-31

How to Cite

Adnan, M. (2023). Second Language Acquisition & Creativity. International Research Journal of Education and Innovation, 4(1), 12–22. Retrieved from https://irjei.com/index.php/irjei/article/view/183