Cultivating Creative Writing Skills through Stylistics in the Classroom

Abstract

The current study focuses on employing stylistics to improve creative writing skills in classrooms. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the selected text for this experimental research. This study explores the development of techniques that include lyrical prose, vivid descriptions, and dialogue among students. Undergraduate students from two universities took part in the study. Researchers conducted interviews with teachers and classroom observations to analyze the involvement of the teachers in the writing process. This study concludes that stylistics enhance a deeper understanding of language which consequently improves students’ creative writing skills. This study is instrumental in opening new avenues in the field of creative writing pedagogy which will provide the instructors with practical strategies for improving students’ writing skills.