• Luqman Rababah

  Author

• Mohammad Hamza Alshehab

  Author

• Nour Zakaria Bani Melhem

  Author

Although Jordan has made great efforts to develop students’ EFL writing skills in general and creativity
in writing in particular, studies revealed that Jordanian students still had problems with creativity in
writing. However, few studies have been conducted on creativity in EFL writing. Therefore, this study
investigated the barriers that hinder student’s creativity in EFL writing. This qualitative study involved
EFL secondary stage students in Jordan. Eight EFL male students were selected with the help of
convenience sampling. The findings show that low-scoring EFL students' responses could be categorized
into three themes, namely, inadequate vocabulary, lack of unity and coherence and lack of support. The
study contributes to the literature concerning creativity in EFL writing in the context of Jordan and in the
Arab region. Jordanian educators need to consider the constraining factors of creativity such as lack of
vocabulary in order to enhance students’ creativity in writing.

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