Do constraints rather than freedom provide more opportunities for language learners?

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  • Vishnu S Rai Department of English

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3098

Keywords:

Affective engagement, Creative writing, Experimental research

Abstract

The paper reports the findings of a small scale research which tried to find out what happens when students do creative writing. Two tasks, one having more constraints and the other having more freedom were given to the learners. Interestingly it was found that the task which had more constraints was found to be more interesting to the learners.

Key words: affective engagement, creative writing, experimental research

DOI: 10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3098

 Journal of NELTA Vol.14, No 1&2, 2009 December Page: 119-131

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Author Biography

Vishnu S Rai, Department of English

27 years experience in teaching ELT and in teacher training with the Department of English Language Education, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. As a national consultant, he helped the Ministry of Education, Nepal, develop a new English curriculum, textbooks and teacher training materials. He was also a Master Trainer Facilitator who helped design ToT and training materials for primary school teachers. He has published over a dozen books on ELT and Linguistics and has written several course books. He has also presented papers in national and international seminars and conferences in Asian and European countries. He has lived and worked in Nepal, India and Germany. His professional interests lie in creative writing, research and materials development. He likes reading and travelling.

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Rai, V. S. (2010). Do constraints rather than freedom provide more opportunities for language learners?. Journal of NELTA, 14(1), 119–131. https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3098

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Vol 14, No 1&2 2009

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