ERIC Number: EJ1176213
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Publication Date: 2018
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Production-Oriented Approach and Its Implications for the Cultivation of Critical Thinking Skills in College English Instruction in Mainland China
Ren, Junhong; Wang, Na
English Language Teaching, v11 n5 p33-38 2018
Absence of critical thinking skills is perceived to be a growing problem among many university students. The production-oriented approach, an initiative to college English instruction reform in mainland China, may offer a better solution to this problem. To cultivate critical thinking skills under this approach, reforms have to be implemented in teaching objectives, teaching materials, teaching approaches and assessment.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, College Students, Educational Change, Instructional Materials, Educational Objectives
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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