Impact of the Production-Oriented Approach (POA) on the Critical Thinking Skills of University Students in College English Courses: An Empirical Study

Chen Lei; Mazlin Mohamed Mokhtar

doi:10.54097/ijeh.v7i1.5066

Authors

Chen Lei
Mazlin Mohamed Mokhtar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v7i1.5066

Keywords:

Production-oriented approach, Critical thinking in writing skills, College English course.

Abstract

Based on the Production-oriented approach (POA) proposed by Wen Qiufang and the Paul-Elder critical thinking ternary structure (also known as The Paul-Elder Model, PEM), this paper uses a quantitative and qualitative research method to assess the critical thinking in writing skills of 49 students majoring in nursing at a university and conduct a questionnaire survey on their critical thinking and English writing. The study found that the POA-based English teaching design helped improve students' overall critical thinking and could effectively improve students' English writing skills.

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