Recent Research on Creative Writing Learning in Indonesian EFL Settings: A Systematic Literature Review
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https://doi.org/10.33541/jet.v11i2.6971Keywords:
Creative writing, EFL Classrooms, Indonesia, literature reviewAbstract
Research on creative teaching in English language teaching has identified creative writing (CW) as a potential tool to help advance EFL learning processes and outcomes and learners’ personal development as well. Yet, studies on CW integration into English classrooms in Indonesian context has never been reviewed, causing the synthesis of scientific evidence in this field inaccessible. This review aims to help the stakeholders of English education in Indonesia get a comprehensive understanding of the trend and features of current research on CW integration into English classrooms in Indonesian contexts. It systematically reviewed 19 empirical studies published from 2015 to 2024, focusing on year of publication, participants involved, types of CW work, research topics and findings. The results showed that the number of studies on CW infusion into English classroom in Indonesia is still limited because researchers have just began to pay much attention to this field. The selected studies involved mainly university students majoring in English education and English literature. Only a few of the studies involved primary and secondary school students. The most popular genre involved in CW learning is poetry, followed by short story in the second place. All studies reported positive results of CW teaching and learning in terms of learning processes, learning outcomes, and students’ attitudes and perceptions of CW. This article ends with some recommendations to the stakeholders of English education in Indonesia.
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