A Study on Developing Critical Thinking of English Major Students through the Teaching of Comprehensive English

Abstract

This paper reveals the definition, connotation and significance of critical thinking. It further improves and explores approaches to develop students’ critical thinking capability through Comprehensive English teaching and verifies the validity of those approaches through Comprehensive English class implementation and students’ class presentation. However, it also suggests that developing critical thinking of instructors shall be prioritized before cultivating that of students’, which is worth reflecting in the long run.