The use of critical thinking in teaching grammar and vocabulary.

Critical thinking helps us to see more clearly what we know and what we need to know. It includes the ability to engage in independent thinking. When we think in a critical way , we can logically understand the connections between the ideas that we have. We also are able to solve problems in a systematic way. Grammar and vocabulary lessons are two of the most important to be teached and learned by the students.

According to teaching vocabulary through critical thinking I can say that critical thinking takes that concept go further. We should know the relation a word has with other words. For example, one may ask themself which words belong together and make a list of those which fit with one another. So, when it comes to the grouping of words that fit together students start to think critically in order to make a distinction from other ones. In this case the lesson is no longer about memorisation but it is about remembering such words and use them after an activity.  One activity might be: List the words on the diagram dividing the nouns of animals from those of people.
Critical thinking for grammar.
Grammar is a result of critical thinking. Critical thinking may play an important role for grammar when students are asked to identify parts of speech, parts of the sentence or types of the clause.  Once phrases are recognized they are put together and then interpreted as a phrase , subject or object etc.
According to teachers they should examine their own knowledge to the multiple aspects of grammar. They should use a meaningful language to address to the students.
So, using critical thinking while teaching grammar and vocabulary might be very useful for both teachers and students.

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  1. Suada KushtaApril 27, 2020 at 12:14 PM

    Nice post Lorena. It's well organized and well explained , also I like the fact that you explained by giving examples. Great job :)

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  2. SidorelaApril 27, 2020 at 1:46 PM

    Hi Lorena , l totally agree with you when you say that using the critical thinking for teaching grammar is important and useful for teachers and students. A well organised job.😊

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  3. Oksana BlidoApril 27, 2020 at 2:28 PM

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  4. Oksana BlidoApril 27, 2020 at 2:31 PM

    Hello Lorena!
    I like your post and I also like how in a summarized post you have given us a lot of information. Your post is precised and you have also given examples of how critical thinking affects our way of learning vocabulary and grammar.
    You have said in a very clear way that critical thinking is part of our leaning cycle. You are also right that we don't just need to memorize something, but also to make a connection of what we are learning with what we already knew. Good job! :)

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