CRITICAL READING IN EFL TEACHING
Abstract
At the beginning of the 21st century, many educational institutions started to change their attitude toward teaching reading skills. They emphasized reading using critical thinking skills instead of traditional content-oriented reading. It became clear that, in English Language Teaching, developing students’ critical thinking skills improves their target language proficiency and nurtures their effective literacy in English.
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