Developing Critical Thinking in EFL Learners Without a Linguistic Background

Tetiana Harbuza; Alla Nypadymka; Olena Okhrimenko; Svitlana Mamchenko; Olena Kulazhenko

doi:10.22633/rpge.v29i00.20233

Autores/as

Tetiana Harbuza State University of Trade and Economics https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2346-5156
Alla Nypadymka State University of Trade and Economics https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3267-6323
Olena Okhrimenko State University of Trade and Economics https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4428-8777
Svitlana Mamchenko State University of Trade and Economics https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2216-9582
Olena Kulazhenko State University of Trade and Economics https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6497-6561

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22633/rpge.v29i00.20233

Palabras clave:

Pensamiento crítico, Inglés como lengua extranjera (EFL), Estudiantes de especialidades no lingüísticas, Métodos de enseñanza interactivos, Análisis de casos, Autoevaluación

Resumen

El desarrollo del pensamiento crítico es una tarea urgente para la educación moderna, especialmente en la enseñanza del inglés como lengua extranjera (EFL) a estudiantes de especialidades no lingüísticas que necesitan un alto nivel de habilidades analíticas y comunicativas para el éxito en su actividad profesional. El estudio tiene como objetivo identificar métodos eficaces para desarrollar el pensamiento crítico en estos estudiantes. La metodología de la investigación se basa en un enfoque experimental, que incluye la división de los estudiantes en grupos experimentales y de control, y la evaluación de sus habilidades lingüísticas antes y después del curso. Los resultados del estudio mostraron que los métodos activos, como los debates, el análisis de casos, el aprendizaje basado en proyectos y la autoevaluación, mejoran significativamente el pensamiento crítico y la competencia lingüística de los estudiantes. En la categoría de expresión oral, el rendimiento aumentó del 48 % al 85 %, y en la categoría de expresión escrita, del 64 % al 83 %, lo que confirma la eficacia de las tareas interactivas. Los métodos desarrollados pueden contribuir a mejorar la calidad de la educación y a desarrollar habilidades que son muy demandadas en el mercado laboral.

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Biografía del autor/a

Tetiana Harbuza, State University of Trade and Economics

PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Modern European Languages, Faculty of International Trade and Law, State University of Trade and Economics.

Alla Nypadymka, State University of Trade and Economics

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor of the Department of Modern European Languages, Faculty of International Trade and Law, State University of Trade and Economics

Olena Okhrimenko, State University of Trade and Economics

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor of the Department of Modern European Languages, Faculty of International Trade and Law, State University of Trade and Economics

Svitlana Mamchenko, State University of Trade and Economics

Senior Lecturer, Department of Modern European Languages, Faculty of International Trade and Law, State University of Trade and Economics

Olena Kulazhenko, State University of Trade and Economics

Lecturer, Department of of Modern European Languages, Faculty of International Trade and Law, State University of Trade and Economics

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