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MENG Yi
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6248/2023.04.007
Guangxi University of Foreign Languages, Nanning, Guangxi, China
In recent years, foreign language circles have paid extensive attention to and attached importance to the cultivation of critical thinking ability. In this study, a total of 338 second-year English students were tested in the early stage of the English speech class using the Chinese edition of the California Speculative Tendency Questionnaire as a measurement tool. Studies have shown that English majors have a negative bias in their thinking tendency and low critical thinking ability at the beginning of the course, but a small number of students still have positive thinking tendencies. Among the seven dimensions of speculative tendency, including truth-seeking, open-mindedness, analytical ability, systematic analysis, self-confidence, intellectual curiosity, and cognitive maturity, students’ open-mindedness and cognitive maturity showed a positive bias, while the other five dimensions showed a negative bias. In general, students have a negative bias in their thinking at the beginning of the English speech course, and most of them are close to the critical point of positive development. Therefore, based on this situation, the study proposes that internal and external thinking ability tests should be designed at the beginning of the course to better understand the stage of students’ critical thinking ability and provide a basis and direction for the subsequent cultivation of critical thinking ability.
critical thinking ability, English speech, speculative tendencies, evaluation
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