The relationship between the critical thinking skills and the academic language proficiency of prospective teachers

dc.creator	M M (Mary) Grosser
dc.creator	Mirna Nel
dc.date	2013-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:16:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:16:00Z
dc.identifier	0256-0100
dc.identifier	2076-3433
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c8a6e3b26ee248b08eb0fa681595fb0a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18114
dc.description	We report on the relationships that exist between the critical thinking skills and the academic language proficiency ofa group of first-year prospective teachers at a South African university (n = 89). The results revealed the nature of the critical thinking skills as well as the academic language proficiency of the students. Significant correlations between academic language proficiency and making inferences, as well as between academic language proficiency and critical thinking as a general competency, were noted. The article concludes with recommendations on how to enhance critical thinking and language proficiency in the teacher-training curriculum.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Education Association of South Africa (EASA)
dc.relation	http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-01002013000200006
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/0256-0100
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3433
dc.source	South African Journal of Education, Vol 33, Iss 2, Pp 1-17 (2013)
dc.subject	critical thinking ability
dc.subject	critical thinking dispositions
dc.subject	critical thinking skills
dc.subject	improving academic language proficiency
dc.subject	improving critical thinking
dc.subject	language proficiency
dc.subject	outcomes for teacher training
dc.subject	teacher training
dc.subject	teacher training curriculum
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The relationship between the critical thinking skills and the academic language proficiency of prospective teachers
dc.type	article