DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING OF STUDENTS OF TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES WITHIN THE ENGLIGH LANGUAGE COURSE
This article deals with the concept of developing critical thinking as an educational technology as well as competences developed with its help. The author presents methods and procedures with practical examples and recommendations for their effective application in the English language teaching process.
Keywords: critical thinking, teaching techniques, English language teaching
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Issue: 4, 2014
Series of issue: Issue 4
Rubric: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Pages: 149 — 151
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