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The relationship between critical thinking and language proficiency of Malaysian undergraduates

In the present information era, university students are expected to be able to think critically so that they will be able to keep up with the changes brought about by new technological innovations and have better chances of employability. Since language is an important tool for acquiring knowledge a...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rashid, Rosyati, Awang Hashim, Rosna
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2008
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LB2300 Higher Education
P Philology. Linguistics
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/3647/1/viewcontent.pdf
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spelling my.uum.repo.36472011-11-23T07:42:23Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/3647/ The relationship between critical thinking and language proficiency of Malaysian undergraduates Abdul Rashid, Rosyati Awang Hashim, Rosna LB2300 Higher Education P Philology. Linguistics In the present information era, university students are expected to be able to think critically so that they will be able to keep up with the changes brought about by new technological innovations and have better chances of employability. Since language is an important tool for acquiring knowledge at the tertiary level, it is therefore important to gain insight into the nature of the critical thinking ability of undergraduates and its possible link to their language proficiency. This study examined the critical thinking ability of Malaysian undergraduates and its relationship to language proficiency.The Bahasa Malaysia version of the Cornell Critical Thinking Test (CCTT) Level X was administered to 280 undergraduates. Results indicated that the critical thinking ability of the undergraduates was much lower than that of their American counterparts. Nevertheless, significant correlations were found between their critical thinking ability and English language proficiency as measured by two nationallevel tests. Implications for teaching and future research are discussed in this paper. 2008 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/3647/1/viewcontent.pdf Abdul Rashid, Rosyati and Awang Hashim, Rosna (2008) The relationship between critical thinking and language proficiency of Malaysian undergraduates. In: EDU-COM International Conference Conferences, Symposia and Campus Events, 19-21 November 2008, Edith Cowan University, Perth Western Australia. http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ceducom/36/
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topic LB2300 Higher Education
P Philology. Linguistics
spellingShingle LB2300 Higher Education
P Philology. Linguistics
Abdul Rashid, Rosyati
Awang Hashim, Rosna
The relationship between critical thinking and language proficiency of Malaysian undergraduates
description In the present information era, university students are expected to be able to think critically so that they will be able to keep up with the changes brought about by new technological innovations and have better chances of employability. Since language is an important tool for acquiring knowledge at the tertiary level, it is therefore important to gain insight into the nature of the critical thinking ability of undergraduates and its possible link to their language proficiency. This study examined the critical thinking ability of Malaysian undergraduates and its relationship to language proficiency.The Bahasa Malaysia version of the Cornell Critical Thinking Test (CCTT) Level X was administered to 280 undergraduates. Results indicated that the critical thinking ability of the undergraduates was much lower than that of their American counterparts. Nevertheless, significant correlations were found between their critical thinking ability and English language proficiency as measured by two nationallevel tests. Implications for teaching and future research are discussed in this paper.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abdul Rashid, Rosyati
Awang Hashim, Rosna
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Awang Hashim, Rosna
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title The relationship between critical thinking and language proficiency of Malaysian undergraduates
title_short The relationship between critical thinking and language proficiency of Malaysian undergraduates
title_full The relationship between critical thinking and language proficiency of Malaysian undergraduates
title_fullStr The relationship between critical thinking and language proficiency of Malaysian undergraduates
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between critical thinking and language proficiency of Malaysian undergraduates
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http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ceducom/36/
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