ENSC Oral Skill Teachers’ Perspectives of and Attitudes towards Critical Thinking Instruction

Abstract

This study aims to unveil the first year Oral Expression teachers’ at l’Ecole Normale Supérieure -Assia Djebar- de Constantine practices, their perceptions of critical thinking, and the role it plays in their teaching. It uses a questionnaire to elicit data to answer two main questions: Are teachers aware of critical thinking skills and their importance in the 21^st century? And are they willing to incorporate them in their teaching/evaluation? The study reveals teachers’ familiarity with critical thinking and their willingness to undergo training in order to adopt it in their classes.