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ERIC Number: EJ542929
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1050-4273
Some Problematic "Channels" in the Teaching of Critical Thinking in Current L1 Composition Textbooks: Implications for L2 Student-Writers.
Ramanathan, Vai; Kaplan, Robert B.
Issues in Applied Linguistics, v7 n2 p225-49 Dec 1996
Identifies three common "channels" through which student-writers are inducted into the critical thinking practice via advanced writing courses. Argues that critical thinking is a socio-cognitive practice drawing on cultural norms shared by mainstream students, a process not open to students of English as a Second Language. (100 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Critical Thinking, Cultural Literacy, Cultural Pluralism, English (Second Language), Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Native Speakers, Second Language Instruction, Social Cognition, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nonnative Speakers
Note: Special issue: Applied Linguistics and Education.