Implementing Active Learning Strategies to Promote Critical Thinking Skills in Literature Classes

Abstract

Abstract Traditional teaching methods have proven fruitless at engaging learners and developing their cognitive skills, that is why Active learning is leading the way in university teaching, to better the learning experience and produce better academic results from learners. This study is carried out to highlight the effects some ALS have in promoting third year license learners of English's critical thinking skills at the University of Mohamed Cherif Messadia, Souk Ahras. To document the AL environment, six classroom sessions were attended to reveal the process of AL. learners engaged in oral presentations, discussions, and were guided by the teacher to find the deeper meaning behind literary works. To test if learners developed CTS as a result of learning actively, the researcher designed a CT test adopted from bloom's taxonomies. The test results revealed that nearly half of test- takers developed CTS. At last, learners answered a web survey in the hopes of understanding their attitudes and opinions of the AL experience, which the majority of them demonstrated a positive attitude towards it, and 23 out of 29 learners stated an increase in their motivation for learning literature through being actively involved in the learning process.