The Importance of Critical Thinking in Developing EFL Students’ Receptive Skills: Reading and Listening
Keywords:
critical thinking; EFL pedagogy; receptive skills; reading comprehension; listening comprehension; inferential reasoning; metacognitive regulation; discourse analysis; higher-order cognitionAbstract
This article examines the theoretical and practical role of critical thinking in enhancing the receptive skills of EFL learners, specifically reading and listening comprehension. Situated within contemporary cognitive and communicative frameworks, the study analyzes how critical thinking strategies influence receptive instruction, inferential understanding, and metacognitive regulation. The findings indicate that systematic integration of analytical strategies into reading and listening instruction significantly boosts learners‘ interpretative precision, contextual awareness, and academic literacy.
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