AnExplorationinto Teachers' Rolein Developing EFLLearnerCritical Thinking TheCaseof2ndyearMasterStudentsattheDepartmentof English

Abstract

Numerous countries around the world started improvements in their educational systems to face the obstacles and the requirements of an increasingly globalized world. Thus, new skills and competencies are required including critical thinking which started to gain momentum recently. The purpose of this work is therefore to explore if EFL learners are equipped with such skills, and whether EFL teachers are playing an effective role in increasing their students’ critical thinking. To reach this purpose, a case study research was conducted atTlemcen Universitydepending on a number of sources and research instruments for data collection. The research instruments includea questionnairefor English master students and an interview with English university teachers.The data gathered from these research instruments were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The obtained results showed that teachers were not playing a crucial role in enhancing students’ critical thinking, which were almost unpresent among EFL learners. Therefore, this case study emphasized on the importance of critical thinking andsuggested immediate solutions that should be followed to enhance it. The chapters of the research were three: the first one was for the methodology of the research, the second one was theoretical and the third one was for data analysis and recommendations.