A study on teaching methods according to the principles of creative writing learning activities

Objectives The purpose of this paper is to examine a teaching method based on the principles of learning activity composition of 『Thoughts and Expressions』(2024), a textbook used in the course of <Creative Writing and Presentation> at K University in Chuncheon. In the study of writing education, the examination and suggestion of teaching methods are significant in that they can serve as a compass in the classroom. Methods In this paper, we examined the composition principles of all learning activities presented in the textbook 『Thought and Expression』(2024), such as ‘Opening Creative Thinking’, ‘Self-reflective Writing’, ‘Self-exploratory Writing’, ‘Social Communication Writing’, and ‘On-site Participatory Writing’. Furthermore, we proposed a teaching method for each learning activity. Results The learning activity of ‘Opening Creative Thinking’ mainly presents exploratory activities that can expand creative thinking, allowing the author to describe his or her own thoughts. The learning activity of ‘Self-reflective writing’ allows the present self to speak to the past self through the use of sensory memory, allowing the author to reflect on himself or herself. The learning activity of ‘Self-exploratory writing’ presents a virtual writing activity in which the future self speaks to the present self. The learning activity of ‘Social communication writing’ emphasizes the importance of logical proof by presenting column writing that allows experts in the field and the general public to communicate. Finally, the learning activity of ‘Field-participatory writing’ allows the author to describe the setting of the problem and the expected effect through the writing of a proposal, which is very important in job writing. Conclusions Learning activities refer to activities to achieve the learning goal. For this reason, the composition and role of learning activities, and further, the instructor's teaching method and strategy according to the composition of learning activities are very important. Accordingly, the instructor suggested a teaching method that allows students to become the subject of writing and participate more actively.