THE INFLUENCE OF USING EXTENSIVE READING ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Keywords:
extensive reading activities, language education, critical thinking, vocabulary acquisition, language proficiency, cognitive skills, Hybrid ModelsAbstract
Extensive reading is a language learning approach which encourages students to read large amounts of material at or slightly below their proficiency level, primarily for pleasure and general understanding rather than focused analysis. In this study the impact of extensive reading activities on the development of critical thinking skills in language education is investigated. Also, several extensive reading exercises are analyzed based on the literature review. Extensive reading not only advances language proficiency but also significantly enhances cognitive skills such as questioning and evaluating arguments. Incorporating extensive reading into language education fosters abilities in analysis, inference, and synthesis, establishing it as an effective pedagogical strategy for cognitive and linguistic development in EFL contexts.
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