Effective Instructional Strategies : An Investigation In To Techniques To P Romote Students’ Critical Thinking In A Literature Classroom The Case Of : Maste R Students At The Department Of English, Laghouat University

Résumé: Teaching English as a foreign language is really not that easy . It is considered as a major issue that all universities and schools aim to achieve and teach it in the right manner. Nowadays, another thing emerges besides learning English, it is critical thinking. Critical thinking is the thinking about the thinking. It is the thinking beyond the surface and do not accept things as they are appeared in real life. Hence, this importance of critical thinking in education and as well as in the work world what really motivates me to choose this topic. Which is about the effective instructional strategies that an English teacher may use to promote student’s critical thinking especially in a literature classroom. This present study examines, first, the English language learning process. Where, the researcher shed light on 21st century classrooms. It aims also at discovering the meaning of critical thinking and why it is important in this global world. In addition, the researcher provides some teaching strategies that may help a lot in promoting students’ critical thinking and to be critical thinkers. This study relies on two questionnaires, one devoted to teachers in our English department at Amar Thelidji University, and the other questionnaire devoted to master-one students at the same department. The findings of the study revealed that most master-one students prefer to be taught in the 21st century classrooms. Because it offered different digital media and new creative classrooms and they also prefer to be participants in the teaching-learning process. The results obtained from the questionnaires confirm the hypotheses set for this research that are ,if the teacher incorporate the 21st century classroom and use different teaching strategies in accordance to students’ needs and wants, they will enhance their critical thinking skills. Furthermore, in an attempt to find some solutions, the researcher argue that creating a creative atmosphere for learning is the first thing that a teacher should establish. Also, the university teacher should adopt a suitable teaching methods and techniques regarding to the nature of the topic discussed to encourage students’ critical thinking in English as a foreign language

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