Abstract
In this article we consider different viewpoints on the terms “creative thinking” and “creativity”, the concept of creativity of primary school pupils. We highlight the main important components of a child’s creativity and creative thinking. This article looks at the creative methods which allow building conditions for student’s communicative interaction and solving communicative problems with the help of creative thinking in English Language Teaching as а foreign language and the benefits and downsides. The main aim of this article is to examine the impact of creative thinking development on improving speaking skills, creative approach to problem solving and expression of ideas of primary school students. Due to the fact that in Kazakhstan there is an artificial language environment in foreign language learning, our experimental research showed that the work at creative thinking at the English lessons can contribute to the development of the ability to think in the target language. It focuses on a particular class (English as а foreign language), at Kazakhstani primary school. Keywords: creativity; creative thinking, creative activity; creative personality; problem solving method
Highlights
Human individuality is intimately connected with creativity
Guilford (1968), there are six parameters of creative thinking, which we want to develop in or students: 1) the capacity for detection and identication of problem; 2) the ability to generate numerous ideas; 3) flexibility or ability to create a variety of ideas; 4) originality or ability to work outside the box; 5) ability to improve object, adding details; 6) ability to solve problems, analyze and synthesize
During the period of our research we considered descriptions of terms “creativity”, “tvorchestvo”, “creative thinking” and “creative personality” given by European, Soviet and Kazakh scholars
Summary
Human individuality is intimately connected with creativity. The development of creativity of individuals as a subject of scientific research has a unique specificity, because scientific description of "creativity" is associated with prerequisites to creativity, general and special abilities and potential. Studying creativity as a universal ability to be creative, we should keep in mind the specifics of its manifestation at different age stages and the dynamics of age development of the personality, it is necessary to pay attention to the ontogenetic aspect of the problem. Ontogeny explores the development of the individual psyche over the life of the individual. The scope of the ontogenesis of creativity includes the study of age peculiarities of the development of creative individuality and the disclosure of regularities of the individual in the creative process
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