Overview
- Comprehensive and versatile conceptualization of Higher Order Thinking Skills
- Unique and original Higher Order Thinking Skills-enhancing strategies
- Practical exercises and activities in harmony with Higher Order Thinking Skills-enhancing strategies
- Concise and practical guide for cultivating Higher Order Thinking Skills in students
- Essential for language teachers, students, and researchers
- Step-by-step and accessible procedures and techniques
Part of the book series: Second Language Learning and Teaching (SLLT)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Higher Order Thinking Skills in the Language Classroom: A Concise Guide
Authors: Afsaneh Ghanizadeh, Ali H. Al-Hoorie, Safoura Jahedizadeh
Series Title: Second Language Learning and Teaching
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56711-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56710-1Published: 12 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56713-2Published: 13 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-56711-8Published: 11 September 2020
Series ISSN: 2193-7648
Series E-ISSN: 2193-7656
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 195
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 117 illustrations in colour
Topics: Educational Psychology, Applied Linguistics, Pedagogic Psychology