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Exploring strategies to foster critical thinking in students of the school of languages
(2015-12) Alcaide Bringas, Yani Agustina
“In this era of post-modernism, using or creating our own ideas results a difficult work. Particularly, when giving a different opinion or talking in a different way can be problematic. An example from ancient times is Socrates, who was seen as a criminal because of sharing his thoughts. Thinking is the most essential of all human characteristics. We use it to understand and control the world around us. It guides us in formulating problems and seeking solutions (Levy, 1997). But we can solve any kind of problems by thinking but deeply, with the help of critical thinking. Critical thinking can be seen from different perspectives. From one perspective, critical thinking is viewed as synonymous with logic or the hypothetico-deductive method (King and Kitchener, 1994; Salmon, 1989 cited in King, P.M. & Strohm K.). From another perspective, it is seen as a process of inquiry or problem solving (Ennis, 1985a; Glaser, 1985; King and Kitchener, 1994; Lipman, 1988 cited in King, P.M. & Strohm, K., 1994). Both approaches are limited to a set of skills or general principles that can be applied to solve problems. According to Lipman (1988; King and Kitchener, 1994) critical thinking is skillful, responsible thinking that facilitates good judgment because it (1) relies upon criteria”.