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3 - 10 - 2005, 09:58 AM
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1-Language Teaching through Critical Thinking
In recent years, teachers have focused on the role of the learner as an active participant in the teaching-learning process. That means what the learner does and how the learner processes information during the lesson rather than focusing on what the teacher does.
The learner must use his critical thinking skills. So, the teacher should organize activities well and be aware of the value of this activity. This way of teaching prepares the learner to understand the world which is getting more complicated to understand. Critical thinking must be guided by the teacher through the class.
One of the most concepts related to the critical thinking is self awareness . Through self awareness and critical thinking one can understand the relationships between thoughts and emotions. Emotions play an important part in learning because learners may learned in different ways and all the learners are not the same in understanding. Everyone has his own understanding skills {visual – auditory – tactile (kinesthetic) – bodily – verbal …….etc}
How can the teacher develop self awareness and critical thinking:
Teacher can activate critical thinking in the classroom by highlighting self awareness .i.e. Teacher may help the learners understand themselves and their surroundings. They can help them to break their old habits of learning and build a new one. That will take hard effort and long time from the teacher but students will enjoy discovering themselves as they learn a language.
To help students build their own conceptions , teachers can use optical illusions in the class . Teacher shows pictures to the class and ask them "What can you see?" .The picture must be showed in different ways {vertically or upside down}.teacher must give the students a time to discover the picture and discuss it with their classmates.(look at pictures below).
This activity will help the students to appreciate that image can be perceived differently ,not only in language class but in real life as well. Students enjoy the lesson , get opportunity to discuss what they have seen, to learn vocabulary and to practice structures (present continues tense).
Carefully chosen activities will help students to identify their points of view , seek other points of view and identify strengths and weakness of those points of view. So , This is a kind of evaluation which is an important element in critical thinking. Teachers should focus their efforts on important learning goals not just those that are easily measured. So the teacher should ask their students different kinds of questions such as analysis , hypothesis and evaluation questions instead of summary and definition questions to motivate students to think critically. This kind of thinking helps the students to feel free to express their opinions and feel confident doing so.
1-Language Teaching through Critical Thinking
In recent years, teachers have focused on the role of the learner as an active participant in the teaching-learning process. That means what the learner does and how the learner processes information during the lesson rather than focusing on what the teacher does.
The learner must use his critical thinking skills. So, the teacher should organize activities well and be aware of the value of this activity. This way of teaching prepares the learner to understand the world which is getting more complicated to understand. Critical thinking must be guided by the teacher through the class.
One of the most concepts related to the critical thinking is self awareness . Through self awareness and critical thinking one can understand the relationships between thoughts and emotions. Emotions play an important part in learning because learners may learned in different ways and all the learners are not the same in understanding. Everyone has his own understanding skills {visual – auditory – tactile (kinesthetic) – bodily – verbal …….etc}
How can the teacher develop self awareness and critical thinking:
Teacher can activate critical thinking in the classroom by highlighting self awareness .i.e. Teacher may help the learners understand themselves and their surroundings. They can help them to break their old habits of learning and build a new one. That will take hard effort and long time from the teacher but students will enjoy discovering themselves as they learn a language.
To help students build their own conceptions , teachers can use optical illusions in the class . Teacher shows pictures to the class and ask them "What can you see?" .The picture must be showed in different ways {vertically or upside down}.teacher must give the students a time to discover the picture and discuss it with their classmates.(look at pictures below).
This activity will help the students to appreciate that image can be perceived differently ,not only in language class but in real life as well. Students enjoy the lesson , get opportunity to discuss what they have seen, to learn vocabulary and to practice structures (present continues tense).
Carefully chosen activities will help students to identify their points of view , seek other points of view and identify strengths and weakness of those points of view. So , This is a kind of evaluation which is an important element in critical thinking. Teachers should focus their efforts on important learning goals not just those that are easily measured. So the teacher should ask their students different kinds of questions such as analysis , hypothesis and evaluation questions instead of summary and definition questions to motivate students to think critically. This kind of thinking helps the students to feel free to express their opinions and feel confident doing so.