Integrating critical thinking skills in teaching English Language receptive skills

Abstract EN

Motivation of learning a language goes wider in terms of advantages of the target language.

According to (Gallagher-Brett, 2004: 2), learners learn the language to get benefits for the following rationals: citizenship, communication, economic, social and political dimensions, democracy, ecological balance, equal opportunity, globalization, identity, cultural competition, foreign policy, key skills, language awareness, mobility/travel, multilingualism, personal and social development and values.

However, these goals or reasons differ according to personal needs and it is clear that one should learn further to do so.

However, the grammar rules and vocabulary knowledge are not enough to master the language and reach such goals.

This is due to the fact that successful language learning requires cognitive processes like other types of learning.

In other words, thinking, reasoning and critical thinking (henceforth CT) are major parts of making sense of the new information which help students learn effectively.