非英语专业研究生批判性思维能力对英语写作水平的影响研究

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硕士学位论文

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论文题目 A Study of the Impact of Non-English-Major

Graduate Students’ Critical Thinking Ability

on Their English Writing Proficiency

非英语专业研究生批判性思维能力对英语写作水平的影响研究

学科专业名称课程与教学论（英语）

申请人姓名闫岩

指导教师胡艳玲教授

论文提交时间2014年5月30日

A Study of the Impact of Non-English-Major Graduate Students’ Critical Thinking Ability on Their English

Writing Proficiency

By

Yan Yan

Under the Supervision of Professor HuYanling

Submitted to

School of Foreign Languages

In Candidacy for the Degree of Master of Education

Shandong Normal University

Jinan, Shandong

China

May, 2014

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Contents

Abstract in English ...................................................................................................... I Abstract in Chinese ................................................................................................... III List of Abbreviations ................................................................................................... V List of Figures and Tables .........................................................................................VI Chapter One Introduction. (1)

1.1 Background of the Study (1)

1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study (3)

1.3 Structure of the Thesis (4)

Chapter Two Literature Review (5)

2.1 Critical Thinking (5)

2.1.1 Definitions of Critical Thinking (5)

2.1.2 Critical Thinking Skills (10)

2.1.2.1 Inference (10)

2.1.2.2 Recognition of Assumptions (11)

2.1.2.3 Deduction (11)

2.1.2.4 Interpretation (11)

2.1.2.5 Evaluation of Arguments (11)

2.2 Studies of Critical Thinking Ability and English Writing (12)

2.2.1 Previous Studies Abroad (12)

2.2.2 Previous Studies at Home (14)

Chapter Three Methodology (17)

3.1 Research Questions (17)

3.2 Subjects (17)

3.3 Instruments (18)

3.3.1 Critical Thinking Ability Assessment (18)

3.3.2 English Writing Task (19)

3.3.3 SPSS 17.0 (20)

3.4 Research Procedures (21)

3.4.1 Data Collection (21)

3.4.2 Data Analysis (21)

Chapter Four Results and Discussion (23)

4.1 General Characteristics of Critical Thinking Ability of the Subjects (23)

4.2 Correlation between Critical Thinking Ability and English Writing

Proficiency (26)

4.2.1 Overall Correlation between Critical Thinking Ability and English

Writing Proficiency (28)

4.2.2 Correlation between Subskills of Critical Thinking Ability and English

Writing Proficiency (29)

4.3 The Impact of Critical Thinking Ability on English Writing Proficiency (31)

4.3.1 The Predictive Validity of Critical Thinking Ability for English Writing

Proficiency (31)

4.3.2 The Impact of Different Levels of Critical Thinking Abilities on

English Writing Proficiency (33)

Chapter Five Conclusion (37)

5.1 Major Findings (37)

5.2 Pedagogical Implications (38)

5.3 Limitations of the Study (40)

5.4 Suggestions for Further Research (40)

Bibliography (42)

Appendix I (47)

Appendix II (59)

Appendix III (60)

Publications (62)

Acknowledgments (63)