CRITICAL THINKING PRACTICE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION CLASSROOMS

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  • Abdelmajid Jamiai Dr., Faculty of Languages, Arts and Human Sciences, Hassan First University, Settat, Morocco
  • Abderrahim El Karfa Dr., Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences of Dhar AL Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco

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https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v7i3.4322

Gako-hitzak:

critical thinking, EFL, education, soft skills, communication

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Critical thinking education is, generally, the act of recognizing the student as a full human being in all aspects of teaching and learning, with the ultimate purpose of creating creative, authentic, and critical individuals who can solve problems and make decisions for themselves. It holds that students should be engaged in the development and practice of varied creative and critical thinking skills and that they should be encouraged to personalize connections and transfer these skills from the classroom and school contexts to other life situations. This article addresses the issue of critical thinking practice in language education classrooms. It presents some relevant definitions of critical thinking education and discusses some critical thinking skills that students should be encouraged to develop and practice and some barriers to their effective and successful implementation in language education classrooms. To this end, this article suggests some classroom activities and patterns of communication which could help teachers cope with these impediments, and engage their students in the development and practice of these skills.

 

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  • Abdelmajid Jamiai, Dr., Faculty of Languages, Arts and Human Sciences, Hassan First University, Settat, Morocco
    Dr. Abdelmajid Jamiai is a Professor of English Applied Linguistics at the Faculty of Languages, Arts and Human Sciences, Hassan First University of Settat, Morocco. His main research and training interest are Applied Linguistics, mainly Innovative Pedagogies, E-learning, Soft Skills, Critical Thinking Education, Gender and Education and Online Human Behavior in Virtual Learning Communities (VLCs).
  • Abderrahim El Karfa, Dr., Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences of Dhar AL Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco
    Dr. Abderrahim El Karfa is a Professor of English and Applied Linguistics in the Department of English at the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco. His main research and training interests are Applied Linguistics, Leadership and Education, Language Education Policy, Citizenship Education, Lifelong Learning, Critical Thinking Education, Gender and Education, and Education for Sustainable Development.

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