Recent calls for promoting students＇ critical thinking （CT） abilities leave second language （L2） teachers wondering how to integrate CT into their existing agenda. Framed by Paul and Elder＇s （2001） CT model, t...Recent calls for promoting students＇ critical thinking （CT） abilities leave second language （L2） teachers wondering how to integrate CT into their existing agenda. Framed by Paul and Elder＇s （2001） CT model, the study explores how CT could be effectively taught in L2 writing as a way to improve students＇ CT skills and L2 writing performance. In this study, an infusion approach was developed and implemented in actual classroom teaching. Mixed methods were employed to investigate： （1） the effectiveness of the infusion approach on improving students＇ CT and L2 writing scores; （2） the relationship between students＇ CT and L2 writing scores; and （3） the effects of the infusion approach on students＇ learning of CT and L2 writing. The results of the statistical analyses indicate that the infusion approach has effectively improved students＇ CT and L2 writing scores and that there was a significant positive relationship （r=0.893, p〈0.01） between students＇ CT and L2 writing scores. The results of the post-study interview illustrate that the infusion approach has beneficial effects on students＇ learning of CT and L2 writing by bridging the abstract CT theories and interactive writing activities and by integrating the instruction and practice of CT into those of L2 writing.展开更多
文摘Recent calls for promoting students＇ critical thinking （CT） abilities leave second language （L2） teachers wondering how to integrate CT into their existing agenda. Framed by Paul and Elder＇s （2001） CT model, the study explores how CT could be effectively taught in L2 writing as a way to improve students＇ CT skills and L2 writing performance. In this study, an infusion approach was developed and implemented in actual classroom teaching. Mixed methods were employed to investigate： （1） the effectiveness of the infusion approach on improving students＇ CT and L2 writing scores; （2） the relationship between students＇ CT and L2 writing scores; and （3） the effects of the infusion approach on students＇ learning of CT and L2 writing. The results of the statistical analyses indicate that the infusion approach has effectively improved students＇ CT and L2 writing scores and that there was a significant positive relationship （r=0.893, p〈0.01） between students＇ CT and L2 writing scores. The results of the post-study interview illustrate that the infusion approach has beneficial effects on students＇ learning of CT and L2 writing by bridging the abstract CT theories and interactive writing activities and by integrating the instruction and practice of CT into those of L2 writing.
