Home⇛Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal⇛vol. 12 no. 1 (2024)

Innovative and Creative English Teaching Strategies: A Conceptual Framework

Nafiseh Zarei | Ivan Dolph Fabregas

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

Utilizing innovative and creative strategies to enhance English language teaching is one of the most significant factors that English teachers should consider. This review paper focuses on the significance of the innovative and creative teaching strategies that educators should adopt. These strategies will create an engaging and motivating learning environment to help college EFL/ESL students improve their problem solving and critical thinking skills. This paper elucidates how technology, lesson planning, student-centered approach, and teaching flexibility contribute to enhancing teachers’ skills to implement innovative and creative teaching strategies in the classroom. As a result, a conceptual framework was developed by integrating Vygotsky’s social constructivism theory to cultivate innovative and creative English language teaching strategies. These strategies include a student-centered approach, cooperative learning, and flexibility in teaching, which contribute to more holistic learning.



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