ABSTRACT
This introduction chapter presents the overview of the book and also presents the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters. This book brings together the ideas of twenty prominent language teachers and researchers about the role of creativity in language teaching. The purpose of this book is to provide language teachers and researchers, especially those at the beginning of their careers, with both a set of conceptual tools with which to think and talk about creativity in language teaching and a wealth of practical advice about principles and practices that can be applied to making their lessons more creative. Contributors address the issue of creativity in a variety of teaching contexts from a variety of theoretical perspectives, dealing with such topics as creative classroom practices, multilingual creativity, creativity and technology, the characteristics of creative teachers, and creative teacher training. In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in the notion of creativity in nearly all walks of life.
