Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Second Edition

Writing and ‘creating’
One possible objection to a course such as that outlined
above is that it is severely functional. While it is true that
most people learn foreign languages for functional reasons, it
may well be asked what role there is in EFL for a creative
approach to writing.
It should be said at once that the kind of scheme outlined
can be exciting, particularly when students genuinely feel
that they are progressing successfully, and also that it can
include imaginative story writing, both guided and free. At
the same time, in the early stages, there is a tendency to
emphasise accuracy at the expense of the fluency which can
add genuine pleasure to the process of composition,