Using the Technology of Creative Writing to Develop Students' Creative Thinking in Teaching English

The article reviews the problem of creative writing at foreign language lessons by means of using written and oral tasks at non-language specialties. Implementation of creative writing is proposed as a solution to this problem. Key features of creative writing and their influence on the components of creative thinking are analyzed. The main methods of creative writing and options of their introduction into educational process are described. The analysis of educational potential of creative writing in learning of the foreign language is carried out. The purpose of this work is to study the technology of creative writing to develop students' creative thinking in teaching English. The results of the article could be effectively used as part of the teaching program to improve the pedagogical cycle of subjects of students of Kazan Federal University. It can be also used for everybody who is interested in effective and modern ways of teaching.