Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language, Literature, Education and Culture, ICOLLEC 2021, 9-10 October 2021, Malang, Indonesia

Research Article

Developing Critical Thinking through Critical Review: A Case Study of Issues on Linguistics Class at Universitas Brawijaya

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.9-10-2021.2319664,
        author={Fatimah  Fatimah and Isti  Purwaningtyas},
        title={Developing Critical Thinking through Critical Review: A Case Study of Issues on Linguistics Class at Universitas Brawijaya},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language, Literature, Education and Culture, ICOLLEC 2021, 9-10 October 2021, Malang, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICOLLEC},
        year={2022},
        month={7},
        keywords={critical thinking critical review issues on linguistics},
        doi={10.4108/eai.9-10-2021.2319664}
    }
    
  • Fatimah Fatimah
    Isti Purwaningtyas
    Year: 2022
    Developing Critical Thinking through Critical Review: A Case Study of Issues on Linguistics Class at Universitas Brawijaya
    ICOLLEC
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-10-2021.2319664
Fatimah Fatimah1,*, Isti Purwaningtyas2
  • 1: University of Sydney
  • 2: Universitas Brawijaya
*Contact email: fatimah7613@uni.sydney.edu.au

Abstract

This research first aims at formulating the design of critical review assignment which can develop students’ critical thinking skills and student engagement in Issues on Linguistics course. Besides it also investigates the extent to which the critical review assignment can develop students’ critical thinking skills and student engagement. This research is also intended to explore the students’ perspective on the usefulness of critical review assignments. The data were obtained from questionnaire, document analysis and observations. This research involves three Issues on Linguistics classes with the total number of students of 42.This research revealed that critical review assignment can enhance students’ critical thinking skills, academic writing skills and team work. Therefore, it is suggested that critical review assignments can be used as an alternative assignment or assessment in any content courses.