国内外语教学批判性思维研究进展考察

A Study on the Progress of Critical Thinking Research in Foreign Language Teaching in China

本文以CiteSpace为分析工具,运用文献计量法对2016—2021年我国外语类CSSCI来源期刊中关于批判性思维研究的论文进行梳理和分析,从发文量、高被引文献、共现关键词三个方面揭示研究热点和进展趋势。研究发现,目前国内批判性思维研究有较大进展:从整体上看,发文数量明显增多,实证研究数量增长较快,选题更加多元。文章对现状特点进行分析,指出存在问题,展望研究趋势,以期为国内外语界该领域研究提供参考。

By using the bibliometric tool of CiteSpace,this paper reviews and analyzes the articles on critical thinking published in nine CSSCI foreign language journals in China between 2016 and 2021.In terms of the number of articles,highly cited papers,and co-occurrence keywords,this paper presents the hot issues and development trend of critical thinking research in China.It is found that conspicuous progress has been made:Generally speaking,the total number of theses has increased significantly,especially those of empirical studies,and the topics are much diverse.This paper analyzes the characteristics of the status quo,further discusses existing problems,and proposes suggestions for future development,which may offer some implications for critical thinking research in China’s foreign language education.