FOSTERING CRITICAL READING AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THROUGH TEACHING PRACTICES IN THE CONTEXT OF ADVANCED (EAP) ENGLISH COURSES

The importance of critical thinking and reading skills in higher education language courses is established frequently explored, particularly with the shift from traditional to more contemporary teaching methods. purpose this study elaborate on implementation practices focus development thinking. Both are considered be essential parts ESP (English for Specific Purposes) EAP Academic syllabi, including English which target students who highly proficient English. This attempts summarize provide further details regarding introducing these through various context Advanced / Purposes (EAP) courses. In addition, will students’ perceptions their competencies, compared contrasted performance results when activities tasks require research methodology qualitative includes a 5-point Likert scale survey targeting student population Finally, suggest can used foster