The Evaluation of Critical Thinking Ability Through English Speech: A Case Study of College Students Majored in Art

Abstract

In recent years, China has attached great importance to the cultivation of critical thinking. Under these circumstances, more and more researchers have focused on the exploration of college students' critical thinking ability. Although some analytical frameworks for assessing critical thinking ability are involved in English speaking, few of these frameworks are used to evaluate the thinking ability of college students majored in Art. In order to have a better understanding of the critical thinking ability, this paper adopts the qualitative method to evaluate critical thinking ability of them through English speech. The writer found these students' critical thinking skills need to be improved. For example, some students are lack of interpretation skills required by a good critical thinker, which led to the misunderstanding of speech topics.