思辨能力培养与英语辩论课——一位美国教师在华教学的个案研究

Critical Thinking Development and English Debate Class——A Case Study of an American Teacher’s Teaching in China

本文研究一位外籍教师如何使用思辨能力方法给中国学生上英语辩论课,通过参与和观察课堂,访谈教师和学生对该教学进行定性分析,对语言教学中如何把技能训练和思维训练很好地结合起来,提出了一些建议。

This paper studies how an American teacher teaches Chinese university students with the critical thinking approach in debating. Through class observation for two semesters and interviews with the teacher,students and other teachers concerned,the author has done some qualitative analysis to summarize the teaching methods used in the class. And finally,some suggestions on how to integrate critical thinking training and language skill training are put forward.