Fatemeh Mohammadifar - Tabaran Institute of Higher Education
Mona Tabatabaee-Yazdi - Tabaran Institute of Higher Education

According to Yu (۲۰۱۷), creativity has been flagged as an essential ۲۱st-century skill. The move in the ۲۱st-century teaching and learning environment is the development of skills supporting the creation of knowledge and innovation. As a result, creativity in education has become an international concern that has led to a greater emphasis on promoting and rewarding the creativity of teachers. Teaching through creative practices ensures that classroom approaches are interesting and thus, is a more efficient way of fostering learning and personal growth. However, the key question to raise is therefore how to ensure successful creative teaching takes place in the classroom. Studying about ۲۵ publications dating from ۲۰۱۴ to ۲۰۲۱, this study illustrates a systematic overview of the existing evidence on teachers' creativity and the way this feature can be influential on students’ progress. The results indicate that creativity in teaching has a potential influence on both teachers and students concerning teaching and learning progression.

Creativity; EFL Teachers; Systematic Literature Review