Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking provides language teachers with a framework to encourage critical thinking skills in their lessons, especially in multicultural and multilingual classrooms. It offers classroom activities, lesson planning ideas, and research on the impact of critical thinking activities on second-language learners.

Format: Hardback
Length: 358 pages
Publication date: 31 October 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Critical thinking is an essential skill for language teachers to encourage in their students, especially in the age of misinformation and fake news. By providing a dynamic framework for teaching critical thinking skills in explicit and systematic ways, this book helps language teachers create engaging and effective lessons that promote critical thinking in both their native language and the language they are learning.

The book is written with language teachers in mind, offering practical strategies and activities that can be used in multicultural and multilingual classrooms. It is suitable for graduate students, in-training teachers, and language curriculum developers who are interested in applying critical thinking pedagogy to the second-language classroom.

The book includes classroom activities, lesson planning suggestions, and ideas for researching the impact of critical thinking activities on second-language learners. It is an invaluable resource for teacher-directed classroom investigations and graduate dissertation projects.

In conclusion, this book is a must-read for language teachers who want to empower their students to think critically and become more informed citizens in the digital age. By teaching critical thinking skills, language teachers can help their students develop the skills they need to succeed in both their academic and personal lives.

Weight: 850g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367181673