This paper explores the potential of applying online collaborative documents to foster critical thinking skills in EFL college-level classrooms.Considering the limitations of traditional teacher-centered approaches an...This paper explores the potential of applying online collaborative documents to foster critical thinking skills in EFL college-level classrooms.Considering the limitations of traditional teacher-centered approaches and the need for innovative methods,the study examines the integration of online collaborative tools,using Tencent Docs as an example.The discussion highlights the importance of critical thinking in the academic and professional spheres and introduces the concept of online collaborative documents for enhancing this cognitive skill.Through a detailed exploration,the paper presents a model of employing collaborative documents within a college English class,demonstrating how students collaboratively learning an article.Then,the paper discusses the pros and cons of employing this technology in classroom.The conclusion emphasizes the transformative potential of integrating technology into pedagogy and its role in creating a dynamic learning environment.The paper underscores the importance of striking a balance between technology and traditional methods,foreseeing avenues for further research and development.展开更多
Selected Readings in American Literature is a required course for the third year of English major,and it is also a compulsory course for the Bachelor Degree of English Language and Literature at School of Foreign Lang...Selected Readings in American Literature is a required course for the third year of English major,and it is also a compulsory course for the Bachelor Degree of English Language and Literature at School of Foreign Languages,Leshan Normal University.The course uses the combination of English literary reading and course paper writing to develop students’English reading and writing skills,while focusing on the cultivating critical thinking skills of English majors.展开更多
To improve students' critical thinking is considered as a top priority by a growing number of educators.While there exists a comparable amount of research examining students' critical thinking skills,less is k...To improve students' critical thinking is considered as a top priority by a growing number of educators.While there exists a comparable amount of research examining students' critical thinking skills,less is known about students' tendency to use these skills.Specifically,little is known about what influence critical thinking disposition has on students' academic achievement.English reading comprehension,which has been an important composition in students' English achievement,may be an important factor in developing this disposition.The current study examined the characteristics of students' critical thinking disposition and their English reading comprehension as well as exploring the correlation between the two factors mentioned above.The current study involved in 125 sophomores in English major from Jiangsu province.The results indicated that students in current research performed best in Maturity (M=37.46,SD=3.57),followed by Inquisitiveness (M=36.64,SD=4.31),Analyticity (M=34.86,SD=3.70),Truthseeking (M=33.86,SD=4.08).In contrast,they performed worst in CT Confidence (M=33.17,SD=4.57),followed by Systematicity (M=33.49,SD=5.10) and Open-mindedness (M=33.50,SD=3.67).Students scored highest in Attitude and View Category as the mean was 0.8257,followed by Reasoning and Judgment Category (M=0.8128),Induction and Generalization Category (M=0.7612),Theme Topic Category (M=0.6844),Semantic Comprehension Category (M=0.6789),while scored lowest in Fact and Detail Category (M=0.5818).There existed a positive correlation between critical thinking disposition and reading comprehension achievement (n=109;r=0.300;p<0.01).展开更多
“New Engineering”construction puts forward higher requirements for the critical thinking ability of engineering talents in the future.With“California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory Chinese Revision”,the c...“New Engineering”construction puts forward higher requirements for the critical thinking ability of engineering talents in the future.With“California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory Chinese Revision”,the critical thinking tendency of engineering majors in local engineering colleges was investigated and analyzed.The results showed that the critical thinking level of the engineering students was obviously lower.According to the findings and teaching practice,this paper gives some teaching countermeasures to strengthen the cultivation of critical thinking of engineering students.展开更多
This paper analyzes the importance of critical thinking to junior middle school English reading ability.This paper probes into the cultivation of critical thinking in English reading ability from the perspective of te...This paper analyzes the importance of critical thinking to junior middle school English reading ability.This paper probes into the cultivation of critical thinking in English reading ability from the perspective of teachers and students,and discusses the problems based on the questionnaire survey.展开更多
Critical thinking is all the more potent in the context of the greater inundation of information,let alone its benefits regarding English learning.Learning a language inevitably brings us into contact with the ideas a...Critical thinking is all the more potent in the context of the greater inundation of information,let alone its benefits regarding English learning.Learning a language inevitably brings us into contact with the ideas and cultures behind it—the essence and the dregs.Considering how can you learn English without being influenced by a negative culture,to learn it through critical thinking can be potentially regarded as an answer to that question.Rested on the analysis of critical thinking applied by English learners,this paper provides practical methods and guidance for the learning of English reading.展开更多
This study investigated the application and the effect of Group Investigation(GI) in the College English Program in a Chinese University. A qualitative case study method was used to understand the GI system used by Ch...This study investigated the application and the effect of Group Investigation(GI) in the College English Program in a Chinese University. A qualitative case study method was used to understand the GI system used by Chinese instructors as well as the achievements acquired and challenges met by the participants. Three instructors and fifteen second-year-undergraduates taking a course titled Sources of European Culture participated. Interviews, observations, and documents were used to collect the data. Data analysis showed Chinese instructors applied a GI technique similar to that discussed by Johnson and Johnson(1999); however, GI in the Chinese context demanded more effort from the teacher for designing tasks and provided help in modeling uses of English and in preparing visual, especially Power Point, presentations. Although participants used their mother tongue at some stages, their autonomy over English learning was activated, and horizons in the course content were broadened.展开更多
I.IntroductionThe Communicative Approach is a modern teaching me-thodwhich aims at developing students’communicative competence.It is gen-erally believed to be suitable for lower grades,esp.in speaking course.Here I ...I.IntroductionThe Communicative Approach is a modern teaching me-thodwhich aims at developing students’communicative competence.It is gen-erally believed to be suitable for lower grades,esp.in speaking course.Here I boldly propose that this method be adopted into teaching inten-sive reading course for higher grades at college.展开更多
以Web of Science核心合集为数据来源,运用信息可视化软件CiteSpace对2000—2022年以批判性思维培养为导向的国外英语阅读教学研究进行知识图谱分析,结果表明相关研究呈现波动上升的趋势。关键词共现分析显示研究集中于个体思辨微技能...以Web of Science核心合集为数据来源,运用信息可视化软件CiteSpace对2000—2022年以批判性思维培养为导向的国外英语阅读教学研究进行知识图谱分析,结果表明相关研究呈现波动上升的趋势。关键词共现分析显示研究集中于个体思辨微技能的培养、课堂实施和教学研究等三个方面。关键词聚类分析显示较为集中的领域包括教学策略、信息加工、课堂干预、阅读习惯等。关键词突现分析则指向了“词汇”“语音意识培养”“教学实操”等前沿话题。展开更多
文摘This paper explores the potential of applying online collaborative documents to foster critical thinking skills in EFL college-level classrooms.Considering the limitations of traditional teacher-centered approaches and the need for innovative methods,the study examines the integration of online collaborative tools,using Tencent Docs as an example.The discussion highlights the importance of critical thinking in the academic and professional spheres and introduces the concept of online collaborative documents for enhancing this cognitive skill.Through a detailed exploration,the paper presents a model of employing collaborative documents within a college English class,demonstrating how students collaboratively learning an article.Then,the paper discusses the pros and cons of employing this technology in classroom.The conclusion emphasizes the transformative potential of integrating technology into pedagogy and its role in creating a dynamic learning environment.The paper underscores the importance of striking a balance between technology and traditional methods,foreseeing avenues for further research and development.
基金This paper is one of the research results of Key Research Project on the Reform of Education&Teaching in Leshan Normal University:The Cultivation and Practice of Students’Critical Thinking Ability in the Core Courses of English Majors(JG2015-ZD02).
文摘Selected Readings in American Literature is a required course for the third year of English major,and it is also a compulsory course for the Bachelor Degree of English Language and Literature at School of Foreign Languages,Leshan Normal University.The course uses the combination of English literary reading and course paper writing to develop students’English reading and writing skills,while focusing on the cultivating critical thinking skills of English majors.
文摘To improve students' critical thinking is considered as a top priority by a growing number of educators.While there exists a comparable amount of research examining students' critical thinking skills,less is known about students' tendency to use these skills.Specifically,little is known about what influence critical thinking disposition has on students' academic achievement.English reading comprehension,which has been an important composition in students' English achievement,may be an important factor in developing this disposition.The current study examined the characteristics of students' critical thinking disposition and their English reading comprehension as well as exploring the correlation between the two factors mentioned above.The current study involved in 125 sophomores in English major from Jiangsu province.The results indicated that students in current research performed best in Maturity (M=37.46,SD=3.57),followed by Inquisitiveness (M=36.64,SD=4.31),Analyticity (M=34.86,SD=3.70),Truthseeking (M=33.86,SD=4.08).In contrast,they performed worst in CT Confidence (M=33.17,SD=4.57),followed by Systematicity (M=33.49,SD=5.10) and Open-mindedness (M=33.50,SD=3.67).Students scored highest in Attitude and View Category as the mean was 0.8257,followed by Reasoning and Judgment Category (M=0.8128),Induction and Generalization Category (M=0.7612),Theme Topic Category (M=0.6844),Semantic Comprehension Category (M=0.6789),while scored lowest in Fact and Detail Category (M=0.5818).There existed a positive correlation between critical thinking disposition and reading comprehension achievement (n=109;r=0.300;p<0.01).
文摘“New Engineering”construction puts forward higher requirements for the critical thinking ability of engineering talents in the future.With“California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory Chinese Revision”,the critical thinking tendency of engineering majors in local engineering colleges was investigated and analyzed.The results showed that the critical thinking level of the engineering students was obviously lower.According to the findings and teaching practice,this paper gives some teaching countermeasures to strengthen the cultivation of critical thinking of engineering students.
文摘This paper analyzes the importance of critical thinking to junior middle school English reading ability.This paper probes into the cultivation of critical thinking in English reading ability from the perspective of teachers and students,and discusses the problems based on the questionnaire survey.
文摘Critical thinking is all the more potent in the context of the greater inundation of information,let alone its benefits regarding English learning.Learning a language inevitably brings us into contact with the ideas and cultures behind it—the essence and the dregs.Considering how can you learn English without being influenced by a negative culture,to learn it through critical thinking can be potentially regarded as an answer to that question.Rested on the analysis of critical thinking applied by English learners,this paper provides practical methods and guidance for the learning of English reading.
基金supported by the 2013 Fundamental Re-search Funds for the Central Universities of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityThe Subject of Shaanxi Province Educational Science Twelveth-Five-Year Plan
文摘This study investigated the application and the effect of Group Investigation(GI) in the College English Program in a Chinese University. A qualitative case study method was used to understand the GI system used by Chinese instructors as well as the achievements acquired and challenges met by the participants. Three instructors and fifteen second-year-undergraduates taking a course titled Sources of European Culture participated. Interviews, observations, and documents were used to collect the data. Data analysis showed Chinese instructors applied a GI technique similar to that discussed by Johnson and Johnson(1999); however, GI in the Chinese context demanded more effort from the teacher for designing tasks and provided help in modeling uses of English and in preparing visual, especially Power Point, presentations. Although participants used their mother tongue at some stages, their autonomy over English learning was activated, and horizons in the course content were broadened.
文摘I.IntroductionThe Communicative Approach is a modern teaching me-thodwhich aims at developing students’communicative competence.It is gen-erally believed to be suitable for lower grades,esp.in speaking course.Here I boldly propose that this method be adopted into teaching inten-sive reading course for higher grades at college.
文摘以Web of Science核心合集为数据来源,运用信息可视化软件CiteSpace对2000—2022年以批判性思维培养为导向的国外英语阅读教学研究进行知识图谱分析,结果表明相关研究呈现波动上升的趋势。关键词共现分析显示研究集中于个体思辨微技能的培养、课堂实施和教学研究等三个方面。关键词聚类分析显示较为集中的领域包括教学策略、信息加工、课堂干预、阅读习惯等。关键词突现分析则指向了“词汇”“语音意识培养”“教学实操”等前沿话题。
