Utilizing a Suggested Program Based on Critical Discourse Analysis and Interactive Visuals on Developing the EFL Secondary School Students' Creative Reading, Critical Thinking and Critical Language Awareness

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (124) ◽  
pp. 69-86
Author(s):  
Asmaa Mohammed Abd El Fatah Mohammed
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Moh. Fuadul Matin

: This research reports on the implementation of a teaching program on an English classroom which incorporated the principles of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). This study can be regarded as part of Critical Language Awareness (CLA), a pedagogical wing of CDA, since it implemented CDA into a classroom practice. In this respect, this study examines the implementation of the principles of CDA in an English classroom, the effects it brings towards students� critical reading, and students� responses towards the teaching program. The study employed a qualitative case study which involved eighth grade of Junior High School students at SMP Al-Maliki Bojonegoro in odd semester 2016-2017. It used several data collection techniques including a phase of teaching in which the researcher acted as the participant observer, as well as students� reflective journals, and questionnaire. Data from all sources revealed that the implementation of CDA�s principles develops students� critical reading in general. It also demonstrated students� positive responses towards the teaching program that it gave plenty of new insights for them and improved their critical reading as well. All these results indicate that the infusion of CDA into the teaching of reading is considerably effective in enhancing students� critical reading.Keywords: critical discourse analysis, critical language awareness, students� critical reading


Author(s):  
Wafa Abed M Al-Harbi, Sanaa Saleh Askool

This study aims to identify the effectiveness of participation in a blog for extra-curricular activities for developing the critical thinking skills of third secondary students in Jeddah. The sample consisted of (100) students from several schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia randomly selected and divided into (50) experimental group, (50) control group. The study used the Semi-experimental method and conducted the Watson and Glaser test for critical thinking. The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences (0.05) among the experimental group (individual and cooperative) For the officer in the brother Bar dimensional test critical thinking skills for the benefit of the experimental group because of its effect for the use of a typical blog (single, cooperative).


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 3085-3096
Author(s):  
Nurdiyah Lestari ◽  
K. Ivo Basri ◽  
St. Muthmainnah Yusuf ◽  
S. Suciati ◽  
Mohammad Masykuri

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