Creative writing as a tool for improving middle school students’ academic motivation to learning a second foreign language (on the material of the French language)

the use of creative writing tasks in the process of teaching a foreign language allows to form a personality capable of learning independently, generating new ideas and finding different ways to solve a problem. That's why at the present time the interest in creative writing is increasing in the Russian methodology. Nevertheless, current French textbooks do not contain creative writing tasks. The article is devoted to the potential of creative writing tasks in the French classes in the middle school and their influence on the academicmotivation of students.The research is based on the main theoretical statements of the use of creative writing exercises in the process of foreign language teaching. The basic research methods are the analysis of scientific literature of Russian and foreign scientists and diagnostic methods (observation and questionnaires). In experimental research on the basis of schools of Petrozavodsk pupils of the 7th form took part studying French as a second foreign language.In the course of the experiment, a set of creative tasks in French for the secondary stage of education was successfully tested. The positive dynamics in the development of creative abilities in the experimental group was revealed. The final questionnaire confirmed the increase of students' academic motivation.Creative writing should be considered not only as a means of forming students' writing skills, but also as a way of personal development and stimulation through writing in a foreign language. Creative tasks should be included in the French language teaching materials.