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Paul, R. (2010). Critical Thinking Competency Standards Essential for the Cultivation of Intellectual Skills. Journal of Developmental Education, 34, 38-39.

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• TITLE: Developing EFL Students’ Critical Thinking Competence in English Reading Class

  AUTHORS: Yi Zhang

  KEYWORDS: Critical Thinking, Critical Reading Strategies, EFL (the Acronym for “English as a Foreign Language”), Bottom-Up Approach, Top-Down Approach

  JOURNAL NAME: Creative Education, Vol.11 No.7, July 28, 2020

  ABSTRACT: The Education Ministry requires that English majors at university level in China shouldnotonlyachieve a good English language competence,butalsoa fair critical thinking ability in order to develop their intercultural communicative competence. However, various studies reveal that in Chinathe perceived critical thinking competence of language majors at university level is weak. Given the context, this paper aims at proposing an eclectic paradigmtoimprove learners’ critical thinking competence in English Reading class, bypresenting thestatusquoand the root causes of weak critical thinking ability of EFL students in China, and drawing on various theoretical concepts.