Creative Use of English

Promoting the creative use of English helps enrich and extend students’ language learning experiences. A variety of learning and teaching resources are developed to support schools in incorporating elements of the creative use of English into the English Language curriculum and facilitate students’ self-directed learning. These resource materials can be used in combination flexibly to enhance students’ awareness and understanding of creative English and help them apply the relevant skills effectively.

Animated Videos

The animation series is developed to illustrate different writing skills and techniques with explanation of real-life examples. The six animated videos, each lasting around 4-6 minutes, feature key topics on the creative use of English. Teachers can integrate the videos into the relevant modules and units of the school English Language curriculum to help develop students’ sensitivity to the creative use of English and inspire their creativity. Students can view the animations outside class for self-learning.

Episode 1: Diction and Detail Matter

Episode 2: Write with All Senses

Episode 3: Spice up Your Writing with Figures of Speech

Episode 4: Give Your Story an Engaging Opening and Ending

Episode 5: Bring Your Characters to Life

Episode 6: Show, Don't Tell

Posters and Activity Sheets

A collection of six posters is designed to present six key topics on the creative use of English in a lucid and graphical manner for easy understanding. Teachers are encouraged to make effective use of the posters to stimulate students’ creativity in the use of English and display the posters on campus to create a language-rich environment. In addition, a collection of six activity sheets is designed to facilitate and complement the use of the posters by providing opportunities for students to apply the writing skills and techniques featured in the posters.

Sensory Language