23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference From Trends to

23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans Improving Reading and Speaking Skills through Critical Thinking by Bojana Nikic Vujic and Maja Jerkovic ELTA Serbia

We are… …teachers/ teacher trainers/ editors of ELTA Journal/ voracious readers/ interested in medicine/ alumnae of University of Oregon – Critical Thinking in the EFL Curriculum… s u t t h c g a u ef o n r i h b t t t o s l a i h W ether are a h g s o t t we ! a n h o t m m o c 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Acknowledgments 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Session outline v v v v v Warm up What is critical reading and speaking? Non-critical vs. Critical Reading Intellectual standards Inference Bloom's Taxonomy Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Application Promoting CT Wrap up 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Warm up- Odd one out penny gold watch chain 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

What is critical reading? Critical reading is not simply close and careful reading. To read critically, one must actively recognize and analyze evidence upon the page. 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Critical reading means that a reader applies certain processes, models, questions, and theories that result in enhanced clarity and comprehension. Critical reading is an analytic activity. The Tools of Critical Reading Analysis and Inference 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Non-critical vs. Critical Reading v. Non -critical readers look for facts. They memorize, learn the facts, accept existing interpretation v. Critical readers realize that texts provides only one portrayal of the facts, one individual’s viewpoint. Critical reading is a technique for discovering information and ideas within a text. Critical readers recognize not only what a text says, but also how that text portrays the subject matter. 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Intellectual standards Critical readers • • CLARITY-look beyond to see if the reasons are clear ACCURACY-check whether information is accurate RELEVANCE-can say if the information is relevant DEPTH-know if the author deals with the depth of the issue • BREADTH-understand whether the author approaches the topic from multiple viewpoints • LOGIC-decide if the text makes sense 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Inference is a mental process by which we reach a conclusion based on specific evidence. "She had been saving every penny she could for months, with this result. " • Inference: Evidence: 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Inference "There were two possessions in which they both took a mighty pride. One was his gold watch that had been his father's and his grandfather's. The other was her hair. “ • • 5 October 2013 Inference: Evidence: 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Bloom's Taxonomy Revised 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Remembering Recalling information, recognizing, listing, describing, retrieving, naming, finding 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Understanding Explaining ideas or concepts, interpreting, summarizing, paraphrasing, classifying, explaining 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Applying Using information in a familiar situation, implementing, carrying out, using, executing 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Analyzing Breaking information into parts to explore understandings and relationships, comparing, organizing, deconstructing, interrogating, finding 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Evaluating Justifying a decision or course of action, checking, hypothesizing, critiquing, experimenting, judging 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Creating Generating new ideas, products, or ways of viewing things, designing, constructing, planning, producing, inventing. 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Possible activities 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Remembering Potential activities: make a list of main events or timeline events, characters, name any piece of information you can remember 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Understanding Potential activities: retell the story, list the main ideas, write a summary 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Applying Potential activities: compare, make a diorama scrapbook to illustrate the story, make a puzzle or a game about the topic 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Analyzing Potential activities: Ødesign a questionnaire to gather information, Øconduct an investigation to support your view, Øreview/analysis of the work 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Evaluating Potential activities: conduct a debate, panel discussion, argumentative presentation 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Creating Potential activities: write an essay (e. g. about your feelings in relation to the story), make a role play, make a talk show 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Activities for Promoting CT �Think-Pair-Share �Network �Concep. Tests �Onion ring �Minute Paper �Hearing �Buzz Groups �Star �Hearing �Opinion Vote �Fishbowl 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Wrap up - Application 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans

Tha nk you ! 5 October 2013 23 rd IATEFL Hungary Conference: From Trends to Plans