Several studies have linked the acquisition of a second or foreign language to creativity. The purpose of this study was to investigate creativity in relation to "adaptivals". "Adaptivals" are defined as native language and cultural transfer units used by speakers of English as a second language (ESL) or dialect (ESD) in developing communicative competence in the target language (standard English). "Adaptivals" were developed for this research as a way to examine processing between oral and written language. / The first hypothesis stated that "adaptivals" reflect the utilization of convergent and divergent problem solving strategies associated with creative development in the process of forming the oral or written product. Although the "adaptival" was not found to be reflective of creative processing, it was reliable in terms of assessing native linguistic and cultural elements which are evident in the ESL and ESD acquisition process. / The second hypothesis investigated the relationship between oral and written language. If oral language is used effectively in teaching writing, it can serve in the capacity of clarifying and checking language in the process of developing the written product. A significant relationship was found between scores on oral and written tasks. Scores on oral tasks were consistently higher than the scores on the written tasks, indicating that oral language serves as an important step in the writing process. / In testing the third hypothesis on the relationship of creativity to second language acquisition, comparisons were made among the two primary linguistic groups (monolingual-bidialectals and bilinguals), and among the four bilingual subgroups (Chinese, Hispanic, French, and Arabic). The results indicated that acquisition of a second language correlates significantly with creative development. A between group comparison of subgroups on cultural influence on creative behavior was significant in three creativity subcategories: imagination, interests, and creative arts. This supported the hypothesis posited by E. P. Torrance that culture influences creative behavior. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-12, Section: A, page: 3100. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76195 |
| Contributors | HEATH, INEZ AVALOS., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 192 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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