Developing EFL Adult Learners' Critical Thinking through a Program Based on an E-Community Context

Autor/in	Abd El-Glil, Ahmed Gamal Mohamed
Titel	Developing EFL Adult Learners' Critical Thinking through a Program Based on an E-Community Context
Quelle	(2021), (184 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit M.A. Thesis, Ain Shams University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Foreign Countries; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Critical Thinking; Thinking Skills; Skill Development; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Communities of Practice; Computer Mediated Communication; Teacher Role; Student Role; Program Effectiveness; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Young Adults; Egypt + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Kritisches Denken; Denkfähigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Community; Computerkonferenz; Lehrerrolle; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Ägypten
Abstract	The study aimed to design a program based on an e-community context to develop adult EFL learners' critical thinking. The study started with a review of the literature and previous studies related to critical thinking, its components, and e-communities where the study took place. The researcher designed the study instruments, including a pre-post critical thinking test, and a rubric. The researcher designed the proposed program for developing adult EFL learners' critical thinking. A group of voluntary adult Egyptian EFL learners (n=20) participated in the study. They studied eight online-based sessions, including the pre-post tests. Learners' scores on the pre and post-tests were statistically analyzed using the t-test, and the effect size. Besides, a qualitative analysis of the students' performance and satisfaction was conducted. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses revealed that the proposed program based on an e-community context was effective in developing adults' EFL critical thinking. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01