Critical thinking analysis of EFL preservice teachers in teaching
Keywords:
Critical Thinking, EFL, Pre-Service TeacherAbstract
Analysis of the process and teaching methods of pre-teacher EFL in critical thinking in teaching in schools from Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati Cirebon English language education class 3A. The purpose of this study was to find out how to teach teachers to think critically. The participants in this study were intern teachers who had taught English subjects in schools. The results of this study there are three kinds of apprentice teachers, namely teachers who can understand and apply critical thinking, the second teacher can understand critical thinking, but has not been able to fully implement it, and the last is teachers who do not understand and cannot apply critical thinking in learning. So it can be said that pre-teachers should learn more and use critical thinking in teaching and learning activities.
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