Creativity in Teaching Oral Expression at University

Abstract

Teaching is more than a job, it is indeed a skilled activity in a civilized society which has a value for every teacher whose ambition is to provide a high quality education for his/ her students. In fact, teachers are deemed to be the golden lamps that illuminate the route of learning making the process of their instruction successful. Substantially, creativity in teaching has a stunning influence on the teaching/ learning progress since it can achieve high levels of academic attainment and match the students’ needs in this globalized world. The aim of this research paper was to explore the teachers’ creativity in their delivery and its impact on the engagement of students to improve their oral production. For this purpose, the researcher undertook an exploratory case study at Tlemcen University working with teachers of oral expression who were chosen via purposive sampling and relying on two research tools for data collection: a questionnaire submitted to teachers and a classroom observation. The collected data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively, then triangulation of results unveiled that University teachers were indeed creative in their delivery namely through the use of ICTs which was more likely to raise their students’ interest and motivation leading them to enhance their oral performance. Correspondingly, this work focused on studying the value of creativity in teaching and provided some crucial guidelines for the implementation of creative teaching at University helping both teachers and students in the achievement of higher and deeper levels of academic attainment.