When the National Curriculum was first introduced, the Modern Languages brief talked about creativity. However, nobody could quite decide what that meant so the word was removed. Arguably anyway all writing is creative: it creates something in the reader. Also the writer has to be creative with the tools at her disposal to create the desired response in the reader – whether that be through poem, a letter to the paper or a tax return.
Being able to write exactly what you want in a foreign language may seem like a very ambitious goal for a learner, particularly a new learner.
I argue here that someone new to a language can use that of which they have mastery to achieve much if they use their knowledge and skills creatively.
First, you spell out a word. Then you look in the dictionary for words that begin with each letter. Note the third line includes a more complex sentence. You don't need to have that there but it is an option for those more fluent in a second language. These examples are my name. You can use real nouns or a topic.
Gamine, généreuse, grande, garantie,
Intelligente, idéaliste, idiomatique, illogique,
Laisse les mots tomber comme les perles,
Lamentable, laide, légende, létale
Graciosa, guapa, gentil,
Intelligente, idéologica, ilusa,
Labré mi propia vida
Larga, laudable y legal.
Glänzend, gut, gastfreundlich, geduldig,
Intelligent, individuell, infantil, informativ
Laufe ich durch die ganze Hafenstadt,
Lakonisch, lässig, lästig, langweilig und launisch.
Wakati Mpango wa Mafunzo wa Kitaifa ulipoanzishwa kwa mara ya kwanza, muhtasari wa Lugha za Kisasa ulizungumza juu ya ubunifu. Hata hivyo, hakuna mtu aliyeweza kuamua kabisa maana ya neno hilo kwa hiyo neno hilo liliondolewa. Kwa vyovyote vile maandishi yote ni ya ubunifu: huunda kitu katika msomaji. Pia mwandishi lazima kuwa ubunifu na zana katika disposition yake kuunda majibu taka katika msomaji <unk> kama kwamba kuwa kwa njia ya shairi, barua kwa karatasi au taarifa ya kodi. Kuweza kuandika kile unachotaka katika lugha ya kigeni inaweza kuonekana kama lengo kubwa sana kwa mwanafunzi, hasa mwanafunzi mpya. Mimi nina hoja hapa kwamba mtu mpya kwa lugha inaweza kutumia kwamba ambayo wana ustadi wa kufikia mengi kama wao kutumia maarifa yao na ujuzi ubunifu. Kwanza, unatamka neno moja. Kisha tafuta katika kamusi maneno yanayoanza kwa herufi hizo. Kumbuka mstari wa tatu una sentensi ngumu zaidi. Si lazima kuwa na kwamba huko lakini ni chaguo kwa wale zaidi fluent katika lugha ya pili. Mifano hii ni jina langu. Unaweza kutumia majina halisi au mada. Gamine, généreuse, grande, garantie, Intelligente, idéaliste, idiomatique, illogique, Laisse les mots tomber comme les perles, Lamentable, laide, légende, létale Graciosa, guapa, gentil, Intelligente, idéologica, ilusa, Labré mi propia vida Larga, laudable y legal. Glänzend, gut, gastfreundlich, geduldig, Intelligent, individuell, infantil, informativ Laufe ich durch die ganze Hafenstadt, Lakonisch, lässig, lästig, langweilig und launisch.