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Creativity and Humanism in TESOL

Fall, 2014

Instructor: Dr. Kang, Nam Joon

Office: Haengpa faculty building 405

Office Phone: 02-2077-7764

Email: nohkang@

Course Description

Understanding definitions for creativity and humanism will be done firstly. Theoretical rationales for including creativity and humanism in language learning and learners’ cognitive development will be studied in this course.

Course Objective

To understand concept of creativity and humanism in ELT and to apply this in Korean ELT effectively, this module intends to explore underpinning theories of using creativity and humanism in EFL classrooms and studies the effectiveness of using it in a real context.

Textbook

1.Jordan, A. (2010). Creativity in the Classroom. Routledge.

2.An Edited book.

Grading Policy

Attendance 15%

Assignment 20%

Participation 20%

Midterm Assignment 20%

Final Assignment and presentation 25%

Weekly Schedule

|Week |Focus |Ref. |

|1 |Defining creativity | |

| |(Summer Reading Package) |Chap 1 |

| |Theoretical rationales for using creativity in TESOL | |

|2 |Models of creativity process |Chap 2 |

| |Creative visualization | |

|3 |Theories of creativity; individual |Edited book |

| |Theories of creativity: system in context | |

|4 |Creative people |Edited book |

| |Teaching creative thinking skills and habits. | |

|5 |Creativity, Society, and School |Edited book |

|6 |Midterm essay, | |

| |Research on Creativity | |

|7 |Creativity for Listening |Edited book |

|8 |Creativity for Speaking |Articles |

|9 |Creativity for Reading |Articles |

|10 |Creativity for Writing |Articles |

|11 |Creativity for Grammar |Articles |

|12 |Creativity in content areas I |Edited book |

|13 |Creativity in content areas II |Edited book |

|14 | Assessing creativity. Motivation, creativity, and classroom organization |Edited book |

|15 |Final Project presentation (Final date will be discussed later) | |

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