DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH READING NEWS ARTICLES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES
Abstract
The paper deals with critical thinking development through reading authentic news articles in English classes. Teachers all over the world are trying to incorporate critical thinking skills into the learning process so as to raise their students as independent critical thinkers. The paper is firstly aimed at presenting a generalized theoretical view of the problem in consideration: background information, some approaches to defining critical thinking, principles of developing this human ability in English classes, etc. Secondly, there are several methodological guidelines for organizing various types of practical activities.
About the Author
V. E. Khrabrova
National Research University – Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
Valentina E. Khrabrova – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages
Russian Federation
Valentina E. Khrabrova – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages
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Khrabrova V.E. DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH READING NEWS ARTICLES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES. SibScript. 2014;(4-1):99-103. (In Russ.)
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