Short Story Writing Workshop Exploring the Beauty of Literature01

         With the aim to introduce teachers and students to the elements of short stories and provide hands-on experience to write a short story, ELC invited two prominent trainers, Professor Dr Malachi Edwin Vethamani  and Associate Professor Dr Too Wei Keong to guide the  English teachers as well as the students who take an interest in short story writing through the process of writing a short story in a 2-day workshop respectively. The 9-hour workshop held on 6 and 27 March was for the English teachers whereas the 18-hour workshop organised on 29 and 30 March was for the students. 

        Throughout the entire workshops, the trainers engaged the teachers and students with a series of tasks in order to practise developing characters, plots, setting
s and incorporating literary elements. Along the journey, they professionally went deep into analysing the different ways writers could present the characters and their relationships through the description and narration of their thoughts or conversations, developing the plot with internal or external conflicts, creating the place and time for characters, as well as using literary devices such as symbols and motifs in order to produce a good piece of short story.

        All the participants, including teachers and students, gained a lot of insights into the elements of a short story by participating in the reading, writing, discussion and sharing sessions. Clearly, teachers are able to bring back loads of knowledge and writing experience that could be shared with their own classes in the near future. As for the students, they will certainly embark on their  journey of writing short stories with great passion soon.