Fostering Critical Thinking Competence in EFL Classroom

Qing XU

Abstract


The paper points out the importance of critical thinking in college English learning, it attempts to analyze the obstacles that prevent the development of critical thinking. The paper also calls for the necessity of integrating critical thinking into English teaching and provides some constructive strategies to achieve the goal.

Keywords


Critical thinking; Reflective teaching; Autonomous learning

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