Enhancing creative writing abilities in a foreign language learning process

Abstract

Creative writing is the most effective way of communicating ideas, thoughts, feelings and opinions. It enriches our vocabulary, develops imagination, and improves expressiveness, all of which help us achieve fluency in a foreign language. Apart from academic benefits, creative writing contributes to the development of one’s personal qualities such as confidence, self-respect, responsibility, and critical thinking skills, making us feel comfortable with our words on paper. Realizing the importance of creativity in both, professional and personal aspect, specialists try to adopt the most effective strategies in order to exploit their students’ creative potential, being convinced that it will open up tremendous career opportunities.