it aids language development at all levels: grammar, vocabulary, phonology and discourse; it requires learners
to manipulate the language in interesting and demanding ways as they attempt to express uniquely personal
meanings;
x it requires a willingness to play with the language; and
x it concentrates more on the right side of the brain, with a focus on feelings, physical sensations, intuition and
musicality; it also affords scope for learners who in the usual processes of formal instruction are therefore often
at a disadvantage.
One of the best ways to attract students to writing is to let them write at the beginning of the learning process as
freely as possible and evoke in them the feeling of creativity. Creative writing obviously can play a crucial role in
the development of writing skills. Maley (2009, as cited in Frydrychová Klimova, 2012), for example, emphasizes
the following benefits of creative writing: