Higher Order Thinking Skills in the Language Classroom: A Concise Guide

In this book, we try to provide a practical, down-to-earth guide for those who are involved in language learning and teaching. We hope that this book will be a useful reading for those who would like to incorporate higher-order thinking skills (HOTS)-enhancing techniques in their teaching practice. We set out from the position that, although it is hardly doubtful that it is at the heart of education, critical thinking is in reality often not given its due attention in pedagogy, particularly in language education. This book offers readers some practical advice on how to implement HOTS in their own practice. It has been written to take the reader through each technique with the ultimate goal of promoting HOTS step-by-step. 
In the introductory chapter, we present an overview of the theory behind HOTS, its definition, its relation to Bloom's Taxonomy, its two dimensions (critical thinking and reflective thinking), and the ideas of some influential thinkers in this area. The subsequent chapters present six HOTS-enhancing techniques that classroom teachers can draw from, namely graphic organizers, critical discourse analysis, argumentation, emotion regulation and emotional intelligence enhancing techniques, reflective journals, and mindfulness-based strategies.  
As the book draws on a wide-ranging review of literature with exercises for direct use with language learners, we hope that this provides both theoretical and practical support for the teaching process to help language learners become effective critical thinkers. 
The compilation of the ideas in this book took us a long time, over a decade. Something that takes such a long time requires much engagement and life experience; so did this book.    

List of contents

1. Introduction to critical and reflective thinking.- 2. Graphic organizers.- 3. Critical discourse analysis.- 4. Argumentation.- 5. Emotion regulation practices.- 6. Reflective journals.  

About the author

Dr. Afsaneh Ghanizadeh, Imam Reza International University, The English Language Department, Mashhad, Iran.

Dr. Ali H. Al-Hoorie, Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, The English Language and Preparatory Year Institute, Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Safoura Jahedizadeh, Imam Reza International University, The English Language Department, Mashhad, Iran.            

Product details

Authors	Ali Al-Hoorie, Ali H Al-Hoorie, Ali H. Al-Hoorie, Afsane Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh Ghanizadeh, Jahedizadeh, Safoura Jahedizadeh
Publisher	Springer, Berlin
Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	26.09.2021
EAN	9783030567132
ISBN	978-3-0-3056713-2
No. of pages	195
Dimensions	155 mm x 11 mm x 235 mm
Illustrations	IX, 195 p. 122 illus., 117 illus. in color.
Series	Second Language Learning and Teaching
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology

Product details

• Authors: Ali Al-Hoorie, Ali H Al-Hoorie, Ali H. Al-Hoorie, Afsane Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh Ghanizadeh, Jahedizadeh, Safoura Jahedizadeh
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.09.2021
• EAN: 9783030567132
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3056713-2
• No. of pages: 195
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 11 mm x 235 mm
• Illustrations: IX, 195 p. 122 illus., 117 illus. in color.
• Series: Second Language Learning and Teaching
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology