Using Show not Tell on Developing English Majors' Creative Writing skills and Self-Esteem

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of using show not tell strategy on developing English majors' creative writing and self-esteem. Participants for the study were 30 students enrolled at third-year English majors at the Faculty of Education, Minia University. The research used a quasi-experimental design. The data required for this research was collected through pre/post-test of creative writing and a scale of self –esteem to evaluate the use of this strategy in enhancing students' creative writing skills and as well raise students' level of self-esteem. The statistical analysis used in this study were T-test, Eta –Square, Alpha Cronbach, and Pearson Correlation Analysis. The findings of the statistical analysis revealed that using show not tell is effective in developing students' creative writing skills and raising their self-esteem.