Critical Thinking Skills in the EAP Classroom: Negotiating tensions in the Sri Lankan context

Maya Gunawardena; Eleni PETRAKI

doi:10.1007/978-94-6209-752-0

Critical Thinking Skills in the EAP Classroom: Negotiating tensions in the Sri Lankan context

Maya Gunawardena, Eleni PETRAKI

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Abstract

The role of critical thinking has been at the heart of a controversial debate in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) circles, dividing Western and non-Western, particularly Asian, education. Some researchers consider critical thinking as the preserve and ideal of Western education (Durkin, 2008; Egege & Kutieleh, 2004; Walker & Finney, 1999) and a significant gap in Asian students’ learning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in Asia
Subtitle of host publication	Negotiating Appropriate Practices in a Global Context
Editors	Indika Liyanage, Tony Walker
Place of Publication	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Publisher	Sense Publishers
Pages	65-77
Number of pages	13
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9789462097520
ISBN (Print)	9789462097513
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-752-0
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Critical Thinking Skills in the EAP Classroom: Negotiating tensions in the Sri Lankan context. / Gunawardena, Maya ; PETRAKI, Eleni.
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in Asia: Negotiating Appropriate Practices in a Global Context. ed. / Indika Liyanage; Tony Walker. 1. ed. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers, 2014. p. 65-77.

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