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EFL teachers' conceptualizations and instructional practices of critical thinking
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Abstract The structure of societies has been changing with the rapid progress of science and
technology in the 21st century. In this new structuring era, education is the only valid
method to raise individuals who are able to make effective decisions, solve problems and take
responsibility for learning an... mehr
The structure of societies has been changing with the rapid progress of science and
technology in the 21st century. In this new structuring era, education is the only valid
method to raise individuals who are able to make effective decisions, solve problems and take
responsibility for learning and thinking critically. For this reason, learning to think rationally
and critically are the keys to educational reforms in a number of educational settings
worldwide. In the literature about teaching critical thinking, teacher behaviors are regarded
as the most influential variables for the development of critical thinking among students.
However, teachers can implement instruction geared towards critical thinking only when they
develop a conception of critical thinking. This qualitative study, conducted with five EFL
teachers at a high school, aims at investigating in-service EFL teachers’ conceptualizations of
critical thinking as well as the strategies they use to infuse critical thinking into their EFL
courses. The findings indicate that participating teachers have adequate knowledge about
critical thinking and they incorporate certain techniques to cultivate critical thinking among
language learners. We recommend that there should be more focus on exploring critical
thinking conceptions and practice among EFL teachers working at different levels.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Englischunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lehrmethode; Curriculum; Lehrer; Gymnasium; Problemlösen; Türkei
Klassifikation
Unterricht, Didaktik
Methode
empirisch-qualitativ
Freie Schlagwörter
critical thinking
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2017
Seitenangabe
S. 418-433
Zeitschriftentitel
International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 4 (2017) 4
ISSN
2148-225X
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung