Critical Thinking in ELT: Theory and Practice

Irawati, Lulus

doi:10.25273/etj.v2i1.721

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“…Social and spiritual attitudes will also grow. This is in line with (Irawati, 2014) who says that critical thinking will allow students to express themselves freely because when students think critically, they will have success in English skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.…”

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Content Analysis of First Grade English Student's Textbook

Alawiyah,

Ambarwati

2023

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Textbooks are one of the supports in teaching-learning process used as learning media in EYL classroom. As a teaching material, of course, it needs to be in accordance with the standards for textbooks writing so that it is suitable for use. But in reality, there areÂ still textbooks that are not in accordance with these standards. The aim of this research is to determine the content feasibility of textbook based on Badan Standar Nasional Pendidikan (BSNP). The research subject was an English textbooks entitled "My Next Words Grade 1 - Student's Book for Elementary School. This study used qualitative reseacrh design with contents analysis techniques. The result of this research found that from all aspects analyzed, including the material, linguistic, material presentation, and graphical aspects, indicates that this textbook to be in accordance with BSNP criteria in good category. Thus, the textbook was suitable for used by teachers and students as teaching materials.

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Content Analysis of First Grade English Student's Textbook

Alawiyah,

Ambarwati

2023

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“…Because of the facts stated above, critical thinking may be regarded as a necessary component contributing to students' success in learning English skills. Students will be able to successfully develop English language skills such as reading, listening, speaking, and writing if they develop critical thinking skills (Irawati, 2014). As a result, teachers must train their students to acquire or develop critical thinking skills while learning English.…”

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The Effectiveness of Visual Mind Mapping Strategy for Improving English Language Learners' Critical Thinking Skills and Reading Ability

Wafa¹,

Khalaf²

2021

EUROPEAN J ED RES

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<p style="text-align: justify;">This study investigated the effectiveness of visual mind mapping as a reading strategy for improving English language learners' critical thinking skills. Students from two general English courses were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. California Critical Thinking Test was used to assess participants' critical thinking skills. The findings revealed a statistically significant difference at (p < .005) in the mean scores of the experiment and control groups in the post-test due to visual mind mapping strategy in favor of the experimental group with a positive and significant impact on participants' critical thinking skills. The findings also showed that the experimental group’s scores were significantly improved in all indicators of critical thinking. The study results showed that visual mind mapping strategy affected the increased of critical thinking skills and reading comprehension ability. The study's findings revealed that using a visual mind mapping strategy had a significant improvement impact on English language learners critical thinking skills and reading ability.</p>

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“…The teacher hoped that the students could be more confident in speaking and feel less anxious by doing this activity. [9] [10] stated that the absence of a visible audience could help the students speak English. It is also in line with the result of the study by Ningias and Indriani [12] who mentioned that the students showed positive self-efficacy and felt confident during online learning.…”

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Conducting Online Speaking Class: Adjustment and Compensation

Lestary¹

2021

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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Since early 2020, every educational institution has been forced to make major changes in the teaching-learning process. What was once an occasional practice, online learning, now becomes the only option available to transfer the knowledge from the teachers to the students. Everyone tries to adapt to the current situation, and some struggled, while others can make smooth changes from face-to-face learning to online learning. By employing a narrative approach, this study describes how a speaking class is conducted through online learning. A lecturer of the English Language Education Study Program of STKIP PGRI Banjarmasin revisits the speaking class she completed, including the activities assigned to the students, platforms used, and assessment. The paper also discussed the compensation need to be made during the 16-meeting class due to the shifting of the platform from offline to the online classroom. The result of the study will serve as a reflection towards the speaking class and provide insight to other lecturers in preparing their speaking classroom.

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Critical Thinking in ELT: Theory and Practice

Cited by 4 publications

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Content Analysis of First Grade English Student's Textbook

Content Analysis of First Grade English Student's Textbook

The Effectiveness of Visual Mind Mapping Strategy for Improving English Language Learners' Critical Thinking Skills and Reading Ability

Conducting Online Speaking Class: Adjustment and Compensation

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