Gimenez, J. 2025. Critical thinking on a 10-week EAP course: Teachers' and international pre-university students’ views and experiences. Journal of English for Academic Purposes. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2025.101534
| Title | Critical thinking on a 10-week EAP course: Teachers' and international pre-university students’ views and experiences |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Gimenez, J. |
| Abstract | Critical thinking (CT) is a widely recognised academic practice in what is often termed “West- ern” higher education (HE) and has been the subject of debate and research, particularly since Keywords: This article aims at contributing to previous studies of CT in HE by exploring the views and experiences of 12 English for Academic Purposes (EAP) teachers and 50 international pre- E university students enrolled on a 10-week summer pre-sessional course at a university in the United Kingdom (UK). Using pre- and post-course survey data analysed thematically, the study reported on here reveals dynamic rather than rigid views and experiences of CT among the participants. Participating teachers emphasised different aspects of CT to be taught and assessed in an EAP context. Additionally, they tended to view CT primarily as an academic practice, but their students tended to view it as both an academic and social practice. Crucially, the findings indicate that CT can be developed over a 10-week period, with meaningful changes in international pre-university students’ understanding and application of CT at the end of the course. The article discusses the implications of these findings for CT instruction on pre-sessional courses and highlights key theoretical and pedagogical considerations for future practice. |
| Keywords | Critical thinking (CT) |
| EAP teachers | |
| international pre-university students | |
| Journal | Journal of English for Academic Purposes |
| ISSN | 1475-1585 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2025.101534 |