Creativity and Attitudes in English Language Learning

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  • Rosario de los Milagros Ruiz Ortega Universidad Autónoma de Hidalgo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33064/2019docere212481

Keywords:

learners' atitudes, teachers' creativity, foreign language

Abstract

This in an exploratory research about students’ attitudes towards English language learning and teaching creativity at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH). The participants were learners in the first and last English course, which is the sixth semester. The purpose was to find out what kind of tendencies the results exhibit as students advance in studies, and to what extent teachers’ creativity might have influenced the outcome. Data was collected from 297 students currently enrolled in the Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (ICSHU), using a questionnaire and focus group interviews. Results showed that attitudes to English language learning are extremely positive among basic level students, but negative feelings increase in the last course. Regarding creativity, it was found that teachers are too enclosed by the school policies that they do not perform at their fullest potential creativity.

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Author Biography

Rosario de los Milagros Ruiz Ortega, Universidad Autónoma de Hidalgo

Cuenta con 25 años de experiencia profesional como docente de idiomas en la Universidad de Hidalgo. Es licenciada en Enseñanza de la Lengua Inglesa, maestra en Lingüística Aplicada por la Universidad de Essex, Inglaterra. Tiene un Doctorado en Ciencias de la Educación por la Universidad de Hidalgo. Ha escrito artículos para Mextesol y otras revistas. Su última publicación es un capítulo sobre el uso del WhatsApp en la enseñanza del inglés. Sus áreas de interés son la formación docente y la creación de redes académicas. Actualmente dirige un proyecto internacional con el Centro de Investigación de Ecuador.

Published

2019-12-15

How to Cite

Ruiz Ortega, R. de los M. (2019). Creativity and Attitudes in English Language Learning. DOCERE, (21), 37–40. https://doi.org/10.33064/2019docere212481

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