How To Write Critical Thinking Activities

Download or read book How To Write Critical Thinking Activities written by Paul Dummett and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hot topic in ELT materials development, Critical Thinking takes comprehension to another level. Encouraging students to read between the lines, separate fact from opinion, identify aims, etc, deepens their understanding and awareness of how an author has used language to convey a message or develop an argument. Thinking critically requires the student to engage more intensely and makes the language more memorable.This book provides: -insights into what a Critical Thinking approach is and why it is relevant and helpful in ELT.-examples of activities that promote a Critical Thinking approach and examples of activities that may claim to fall into this category, but actually do not.-suggestions for what Critical Thinking activities may be appropriate to different levels of language ability.-guidelines for writing Critical Thinking activities.This book forms part of the ELT Teacher 2 Writer training course. The course is designed to help you write better ELT materials, either for publication, or simply to improve the quality of your self-produced classroom materials.