DEVELOPING CREATIVE & CRITICAL THINKING IN YOUNG LEARNERS
Keywords:
critical thinking, innovative education, teaching methods, fostering creativityAbstract
This paper argues for the teaching of thinking to young learners particularly in English language lessons. It begins by examining the need for the teaching of thinking skills in preparation of young learners as 21st century learners before identifying the spectrum of thinking skills for young learners. Using the theoretical construct of constructivism, the paper will demonstrate how thinking skills should be contextualised in authentic children’s literature as a means of modelling good thinking and thinking frames.
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