On the relationship between critical thinking and indirect request strategy use of EFL learners

Abstract

The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between EFL learners' critical thinking and their indirect request strategy use. To this end, one hundred learners learning English as a foreign language at private language institutes in Sanandaj, Iran, were selected as the participants of the study. The participants took the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST) form B developed by Facione and Facione (1993)