大学英语专业学生批判性思维能力的培养

摘要

Nowadays, the competition for creative talents has become increasingly fierce all over the world. One of the distinc⁃tive characteristics of the innovative talents is their critical thinking. For a long time, a tendency to focus more on knowledge than thinking ability in our college English major education has directly affected the innovative English talents ’growth. In order to improve our competitiveness in the world and meanwhile meet the social demand for innovative English talents, college Eng⁃lish major is facing a reform to cultivate students’critical thinking ability as its core. The key points for success in this teaching re⁃form are to adhere to the student-oriented concept in education, create a learning environment, adjust curriculum, expand the course horizon, and strengthen training in students’critical thinking ability.%当今世界，各国对创新型人才的竞争愈演愈烈。创新型人才的显著特点是具有批判性思维。长期以来，我国大学英语专业教学存在的重知识传授、轻思维能力培养的倾向，直接影响着创新型英语人才的成长。为了提高我国的国际竞争力，满足社会发展对创新型英语人才的需求，大学英语专业面临着一场以培养学生批判性思维能力为核心的教学改革。这场教学改革成功的关键在于：坚持“以学生为本”的教育观；营造自主学习的育人环境；调整课程设置与拓展教学内容；加强学生批判性思维能力的训练。