Fostering critical thinking in English-as-a-second-language classrooms: Challenges and opportunities

W Liang, D Fung - Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2021 - Elsevier
Critical thinking, as a highly valued generic skill, lies at the heart of education worldwide.
Although research suggests a close relationship between language and thinking, the …

Development of a critical self in the language reading classroom: An examination of learners' L2 self

ZB Moghadam, MH Narafshan, M Tajadini - Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2021 - Elsevier
The value of academic education is not determined by the degree, rather, it is found in the
skills and knowledge students gain because of their studies in response to today's evolving …

Thinking skills and creativity in second language education: Where are we now?

L Li - Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been a surge in interest in ways of developing thinking and
learning skills for learners (Wegerif, Li, & Kaufman, 2015), and this interest has been …

Adaptation and validation of a critical thinking scale to measure the 3D critical thinking ability of EFL readers

M Mohammadi, GR Abbasian, M Siyyari - Language Testing in Asia, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Thinking has always been an integral part of human life, and it can be said that
whenever humanity has been thinking, it has been practicing a kind of criticizing the issues …

Creating a technology-enhanced constructivist learning environment for research ability development in a BA Thesis Writing course

P Gu, Y Zhang, H Gu - Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This qualitative case study investigates the technology-enhanced constructivist learning
environment (CLE) for developing undergraduate English-majors' research abilities at a …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the effect of scaffolding instruction on critical thinking skills of Iranian EFL learners

E Mohammed Qadir, N Yousofi - Issues in Language Teaching, 2021 - journals.atu.ac.ir
In recent years, the importance of thinking skills in education has attracted the attention of
researchers. To this end, this study investigated the effect of scaffolding and implicit …

“Thinking” Move in Second Language Education

L Li - Thinking Skills and Creativity in Second Language …, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Critical thinking, together with communication, creativity, and collaboration is considered
21st-century skills, which are crucial for people to engage in an increasingly globalized …

Effects of Critical Thinking Disposition on Foreign Language Proficiency in Foreign Language Learning: Evidence from China

L Xu, T Abdullah, Q Liu, N Ain Mohd Shahroom - 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Critical thinking is among the variables that have recently become increasingly prominent in
foreign language learning. However, there is a biased research focus on the role of CT …

Assessing EFL Papuan students' ability in memorizing English vocabulary using context clues strategy

M Gultom - LITERA, 2023 - journal.uny.ac.id
Research on how to utilize students' ability to master the foreign language especially in
memorizing some words in a target language is believed very important. The purpose of the …

Exploring the Perceptions of English Teachers and Students for Developing Critical Thinking Skills at the University Level in Pakistan

S Naveed, S Khatoon, SHR Shah - Pakistan Social Sciences Review, 2023 - ojs.pssr.org.pk
In this research work, the viewpoints of both teachers and students are investigated in
relation to the development of critical thinking skills. The development of abilities in critical …