An evaluation of textbooks designed for advanced English learners within a foreign context: A Critical Thinking Perspective

• Ebrahim Khodadady ^[1] ; Maliheh Karami ^[1]
  1. [1] Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

     Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

     Irán

     
• Localización: Porta Linguarum: revista internacional de didáctica de las lenguas extranjeras, ISSN 1697-7467, Nº. 28, 2017, págs. 95-109
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.30827/digibug.54005
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Una evaluación de los libros de texto diseñados para estudiantes avanzados de inglés dentro de un contexto extranjero: una perspectiva de pensamiento crítico
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  • español

    El presente estudio exploró las relaciones entre las habilidades de inferencia y deducción como dos aspectos del pensamiento crítico (CT), tareas relacionadas con la CT y sus dos aspectos, y el logro en el idioma inglés (ELA) de los estudiantes avanzados de inglés como lengua extranjera en Irán . Con este fin, los 172 resultados de los participantes obtenidos en los últimos tres semestres se promediaron y se correlacionaron con la evaluación abreviada del pensamiento crítico persa Watson-Glaser y sus dos subpruebas de inferencia y deducción. Se encontraron relaciones significativas entre ELA y CT. Las tareas basadas en la CT también se correlacionaron significativamente con la ELA, lo que condujo a sugerencias hechas para futuras investigaciones

  • English

    The present study explored the relationships between inference and deduction abilities as two aspects of critical thinking (CT), tasks dealing with the CT and its two aspects, and the English language achievement (ELA) of advanced learners of English as a foreign language in Iran. To this end, the 172 participants’ scores obtained in the last three semesters were averaged and correlated with the shortened Persian Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal and its two inference and deduction subtests. Significant relationships were found between the ELA and CT. Tasks based on the CT also correlated significantly with the ELA, leading to suggestions made for future research.

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