Argumentative Essay in Developing Critical Thinking

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of argumentative essay in developing English as a foreign language Students' critical thinking skills. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method. The data of the study was collected by the use of questionnaire addresses fifty university teachers who represented sample of the study both males and females and test distributed to 40 students representing both controlled and experimental groups. The data obtained was analyzed by using (SPSS). The main finding of the research: Firstly; Most of the teachers' encourage knowing purpose can enhance EFL learners critical thinking skills through argumentative essay writing. Secondly; An extremely large percentage of teachers recommended that analyzing information, facts and observation can enhance EFL Learners critical thinking skills through argumentative essay writing. Thirdly; A majority of university teachers encouraged that predicting the conclusion before writing can enrich EFL Learners critical thinking skills through argumentative essay writing.