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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2017.07.006
Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
This paper deals with the correlation of academic English writing and critical thinking. To overcome information overloading, one needs to evaluate through questions, assess credibility, compare sources, and track the origin of information. Take NEU (Northeastern University) students as a sample to investigate that learning academic writing is helpful to be critical thinkers, which largely enhances their criticality. After generally examining the critical thinking, we conclude primarily that undergraduate academic English writing course is a platform to nurture critical thinking, which is the mainstream transition in the Chinese college English teaching. Some pedagogical tools are also recommended to nurture critical thinking ability.
criticality, cultivation, academic writing, critical thinking
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