Investigating Critical Thinking Skills in Chinese Undergraduate English Majors

Abstract

With the deepening of scholars’ research on critical thinking, the question of whether students have critical thinking abilities has received widespread attention. However, there are still shortcomings in in-depth research on Chinese undergraduate English majors. This article focuses on the cultivation of critical thinking and theoretical teaching modules, analyzing the problems and solutions of talent cultivation models for Chinese English majors. This article analyzes that new teaching models which can be divided into three aspects. Conventional Chinese teaching models have limitations. Theoretical guidance is difficult to apply to reality. Teachers have not received professional training. Besides, in family, there is not enough assistance from parents. Additionally, there is a lack of sufficient attention at the social level. Based on this, this article proposes the following suggestions. Families need to provide sufficient support for students. Schools should increase courses that cultivate students’ critical thinking, provide sufficient professional training for teachers, and encourage teachers to cultivate students’ critical thinking. Meanwhile, it is necessary to call on society to attach importance to the cultivation of critical thinking.