Instructional Strategies for Developing Critical Thinking in EFL Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Zhao, Cairan; Pandian, Ambigapathy; Singh, Manjet Kaur Mehar
Titel	Instructional Strategies for Developing Critical Thinking in EFL Classrooms
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 9 (2016) 10, S.14-21 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Critical Thinking; Educational Strategies; Teaching Methods; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Cooperative Learning; Questioning Techniques; Active Learning; Direct Instruction; Educational Practices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritisches Denken; Lehrstrategie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Kooperatives Lernen; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Aktives Lernen; Direct instructional procedues; Direct instructional approach; Unterrichtsverfahren; Bildungspraxis
Abstract	In English as first language contexts, clear requirement for critical thinking (CT) has been listed in teaching guidelines and assessment criteria in higher education. At present, fostering language learners to be critical thinkers is valued in English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching as well; yet how to achieve the objective remains a challenge. Efforts have been made to seek appropriate ways to develop CT in various courses; although no single method has emerged as the best, some do seem to be effective when properly implemented. This paper focuses on three sets of research-supported teaching strategies which are useful in promoting CT and applicable to EFL classrooms; that is, explicit instruction, teacher questioning, as well as active and cooperative learning strategies. Meanwhile, common features of effective CT instruction are discussed, which aims to illuminate instructional strategies for CT at a macro level. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01