LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 11 : 12 December 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.

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A Mode to Improve Critical Thinking Skills

P. Kiruthika, M.A. and J. Sakthi Kumaar, M.A.

Abstract

The ability to think clearly and rationally is essential in any kind of work. Critical thinking plays a major role in the new knowledge era. In the field of education this concept has been contemplated for a long time. One of the efficient ways of improving critical thinking skills is through reading literature. Educators have a lead role in developing critical thinking skills by introducing new teaching methods apart from rote memorization.

The paper focuses on how reading a literary text can enhance thinking skills. For this Toro Dutt’s “The Lotus” poem has been chosen and the framework chosen for analysis shows the different stages of critical thinking.

Key words: critical thinking, literature reading, communication.

Introduction

Thinking is a crucial aspect in human life. “I think, therefore I am.” This saying attributed to the French philosopher Rene Descartes, captures an assumption that has been ingrained in western societies for over 2000 years. Thinking can be identified as normative or descriptive.

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P. Kiruthika, Ph.D. Scholar
Department of English and Other Foreign Languages
Bharathiar University
Coimbatore – 641 046
Tamilnadu, India
kiruthikaenglish@gmail.com

J. Sakthi Kumaar, Ph.D. Scholar
Department of English and Other Foreign Languages
Bharathiar University
Coimbatore – 641 046
Tamilnadu, India
jsakthi0707@gmail.com
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