As in any other field, English as foreign language teachers are compelled to foster Critical
Thinking skills in their students no matter their level of language proficiency. There are no evident
foreign classroom. In fact, studying a foreign language makes the perfect environment to develop
thinking skills since it is at the school where students use all the communicative potential to make
After a deep reflection of the implementation of Critical Thinking strategies with a group of college
students, we can conclude that using these strategies resulted in students' positive outcomes.
Throughout the sessions, students displayed higher levels of engagement and a better disposition
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Meaningful Experience for Teachers and Students
to work with language. They also demonstrated that by exercising their thinking skills such as
creating, judging, analyzing, reflecting, discussing, proposing, answering, and assessing, they
could perform with language at a better level. Participants in this study described learning English
from Critical Thinking standpoint was a significant and valuable experience that changed their
perspectives regarding the implications of learning a foreign language.
The role of the English as a foreign language teacher in promoting Critical Thinking in their
classrooms is crucial. It is their responsibility to prepare their students with the tools they need to
confront the job market rigors. Teachers need to encourage their students to use all their potential
to perform at their great capacity. As agents of change, English as a foreign language teachers need
to look for innovative strategies to help their students use their Critical Thinking skills. As a teacher
and researcher, embarking in this study is a lifelong learning experience that brought significant
personal and professional satisfaction.
As a final word, research in different contexts suggests that students exposed to Critical Thinking
activities in their classrooms can benefit from a curricula that underpinnes in the principles of
developing such skills that will help them perform at their total capacity in the future. Students
who have exercised Critical Thinking in their classrooms can extrapolate those skills to any future
arena, making them more competitive and efficient. Critical thinkers can certainly use their
abilities to satisfy the demands of a society in constant change that expects individuals to contribute
with innovative solutions to the myriad of problems of the modern world. Although becoming a
critical thinker is not straightforward, it is definitely a path all teachers should be willing to embark.
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