Improving Critical Thinking by Using the Right Strategies and Techniques

Abstract

Teaching is is a concept that in different disciplines can be conveyed in different forms and with different techniques. English is important because in addition to the fact that it acquires knowledge, the fact that it is a subject that also requires vocabulary study. One of the rubrics of thinking about a foreign language is reading. Reading is an activity with benefits. Reading is part of critical thinking, on the other hand, it includes a multitude of complex skills. The purpose of this study is to encourage guided reading by stimulating critical thinking and to determine some teaching methods and techniques focused on guided reading and the stimulation of critical thinking in comprehension and writing that affects intellectual development of students forming social and cooperative individuals. The research method that was used is the quantitative and qualitative research method such as interview and observation. The questionnaires were taken from students and teachers from different schools with different achievements. A contribution in this study are the suggestions regarding the methods and techniques that encourage critical thinking and, in particular, guided reading will have a result and the various recommendations from teachers who succeeded in teaching in classes with difficulties in reading.

Received: 25 February 2024 / Accepted: 18 March 2024 / Published: 23 March 2024