saidia imane

International Conference on the Reality of the Linguistic Policy in the World. at Ouargla's university 2022
Presentation entitled: ’The Role of Creative Writing in Promoting the Students’Critical thinking Skills’’
By: SAIDIA IMANE

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Abstract :
E.M. Forster once said :’’How do i know what i think until i see what i say.’’ Writing should not only be used to test the students’ academic level but it should also be used in order to enable students discover what they know , and how they think about a subject through their own perspective and their own critical lens. However, traditional academic writing tends to impose certain writing conventions and rules that can hinder the students’ creativity. For instance, when writing literary analytical essays students tend to display negative attitudes due to their fear of breaking the rules of academic writing, which can eventually ensue in low success levels. Hence, since creativity is described as the ability to produce something original and innovative, students must be given the chance for an unlimited, penalty-free space in writing so that they can write with full creativity and to explore their own writing identity without the fear of being judged or rebuked for thinking out of the box. Therefore, this paper tends to tackle the different facets at which creative writing can help the students be more autonomous by developping their critical thinking and promoting their problem solving skills. Our researh paper is also an endeavor to show how can writing more creatively increase the students’ motivation towards writing academically.

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