Aspects of Critical Thinking Ability (CTA) for EFL

EUN JEO KIM (김언조)

doi:10.18095/meeso.2020.21.3.1

Aspects of Critical Thinking Ability (CTA) for EFL

Modern English Education
Abbr : MEESO
2020, 21(3), pp.1-14
DOI : 10.18095/meeso.2020.21.3.1
Publisher : The Modern English Education Society
Research Area : Humanities > English Language and Literature > English Language Teaching
Received : June 6, 2020
Accepted : August 14, 2020
Published : August 31, 2020

EUN JEO KIM ¹

¹단국대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study is to investigate various ways of enhancing critical thinking ability (CTA henceforth) for EFL. It reviews definitions of CTA, linguistic features in terms of rhetorical device analysis, strategic procedures, interactive activities, and the teachers’ role in CTA. The findings indicate that the development of both language and CTA entail complementary cognitive relationships, and one of CTA’s primary features is linguistic sensitivity. Therefore, the process of CTA implementation may be factored in linguistic elements such as rhetorical device analysis matched to EFL learners’ language proficiency. As CTA develops from less to more sophisticated reasoning, the study proposes 8 procedural steps —PICA-EIOR— starting from probing problems to reflecting on conclusions. The study advocates EFL discussion and inquiry and proposes preliminary interactive CTA activities prior to PICA-EIOR. The study argues that for CTA implementation the teachers’ role is critical in terms of providing a cooperative learning environment, presenting CTA materials, providing questions, being a facilitator, and offering tutorials.

KEYWORDS

critical thinking ability (CTA)/meta-cognition process/rhetorical device

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