The Value of Critical Thinking in the Language Classroom

Abstract

The ability to think and make proper conclusions independently is referred to as critical thinking. Because of its prominence in teaching a foreign language, fostering critical thinking in students is now regarded as one of the objectives of foreign language educators. Critical thinking is a continuously evolving endeavor that values reading, investigating, and analyzing current events. Strategies to promote critical thinking in language learning may be adopted at all levels of language acquisition, from beginner to advanced, although the level of difficulty of the activities may vary based on language command. This article aims to discuss critical thinking in teaching a foreign language by highlighting first the importance of critical thinking, and then by presenting a series of strategies that help language educators in implementing critical thinking in language classroom.