Is creative teaching behaviours’ effect on English creative writing multi-mediated by writing and creative self-efficacy?

ABSTRACT

English Writing as a second language learner faces more cognitive, social, and emotional challenges. Students can improve their writing skills through creative writing. From this perspective, this study examined the relationship between creative teaching behaviours (CTB) and English creative writing (ECW) and the role of English writing self-efficacy (EWSE) and creative self-efficacy (CSE) in multi-mediating the relation. It also investigated whether there is any difference between English-majoring students (EMS) and non-English majoring students (non-EMS). Participants included 478 university students in China. The results of the structural equation modelling supported the mediating role of EWSE only, indicating that CTB leads to ECW both directly and indirectly through EWSE. However, multi-group analysis revealed that CSE played as mediator for EMS. Therefore, college English teachers should strengthen their strategic awareness of CTB and pay more attention to students’ EWSE and CSE.

KEYWORDS:

• English creative writing
• creative teaching behaviours
• English writing self-efficacy
• creative self-efficacy
• multi-group analysis

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Yujie Hu

Yujie, Hu is an assistant professor of English education studies at Xingtai University. Her scholarship blends educational scientific and psychological methods to better understand how we can improve English education in ways that contribute to language teachers, learners and language instruction.

Jieun Choi

Jieun, Choi is a professor of Education studies at Jeonsu University. Her major is educational psychology, studying consistently about vary creative environments including psychological, social, and even physical factors in home, school, and culture. The reason she focuses on environment is she believes that creativity emergent through the interaction between creative person and creative environment.