A Practical Study on Cultivating StudentsCritical Thinking Ability in College English Teaching

Abstract

With the continuous reform of English teaching in higher education in our country,colleges have gradually realized the importance of training critical thinking ability.Nowadays,the cultivation of critical thinking ability has become an important part of college English teaching,and it is an important measure to promote the improvement of English teaching effi ciency through the cultivation of critical thinking ability.However,in the current situation of English teaching,there are many problems in colleges and universities,such as the superfi cial cultivation of critical thinking ability,the insuffi cient ability of professional teachers,the lagging content of textbooks,and the single solidifi cation of evaluation methods,which restrict the improvement of studentscritical thinking ability.In order to change this situation,colleges and universities should make clear the importance of critical thinking ability training,and eff ectively improve studentscritical thinking ability by reforming teaching mode,promoting teachersdevelopment,updating textbookcontents,reforming teaching evaluation methods and other means.