Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Language Teaching: Oral Interpretation Class
Abstract: Critical Thinking
Skill (CTS) is one of the skills that is required to survive in this
globalization era. People need this skill to innovate in technology to increase
education quality and to produce outstanding human resources. However, not many
Indonesian learners master this kind of skill. There are still some constraints
in applying this skill into action. Both teachers and students have
difficulties in implementing this skill in the classroom. This paper aims at
producing innovative CTS strategies that are easily conducted in language
teaching. The language teaching in this paper is specified in teaching oral
interpretation class in which the students are expected to be able to apply CTS
to master both receptive skills, listening and understanding audio visual
teaching media, and productive skills, producing appropriate oral
interpretation skills to bridge the gap between two languages. Constructing
questions while watching audio-visual media and taking notes to supplement
short term memory is the first innovation in CTS teaching. The second one is
taking the essential notes using signs, symbols and figures to get the essence
of the source language. Demonstrating a role play in oral interpretation is the
final activity in this teaching and learning process.
Author: Esti Junining
Journal Code: jppendidikangg160062
