USING FICTION IN CLASS TO PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS ON THE EXAMPLE
OF THE FIFTH CHILD BY DORIS LESSING
USING FICTION IN CLASS TO PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS ON THE EXAMPLE
OF THE FIFTH CHILD BY DORIS LESSING
Author(s): Dorota Lubińska-PylaSubject(s): Logic, Other Language Literature, Higher Education , Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: critical thinking; fiction; ELT classroom; opinions; university students; lesson plan;
Summary/Abstract: Critical thinking is a fundamental component of academic life in today’s world. In this article I discuss the possibility of practicing and strengthening university students’ critical thinking skills by means of a novel, The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing, in the course of an ELT class. Drawing from experience, I show how this particular novel, due to its problematic, yet universal, subject matter as well as the author’s enigmatic presentation of the said, becomes a useful resource for this purpose. It confronts the reader with perplexing questions and dilemmas without offering definite answers. I offer a lesson plan in order to help the teacher to involve and guide students throughout this fascinating novel, one which never leaves anyone indifferent.
Journal: Zeszyty Glottodydaktyczne
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 7
- Page Range: 21-34
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English