Hamedreza Kohzadi, Fatemeh Aziz Mohammadi, Fatemeh Samadi, Is there a Relationship between Critical Thinking and Critical Reading of Literary Texts: A Case Study at Arak University (Iran), ILSHS Volume 33, International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (Volume 33)
https://www.scipress.com/ILSHS.33.63
Abstract:
    Examining the theme, plot, and characters of a literary work is a common practice for students of literature so that they can criticize literature. Unlike a non-critical reading which provides readers only with facts, a critical reading also entails depicting how a book or a source illustrates the subject matter. Through various reading procedures including interpretation, inference and examining ideologies embedded in texts, readers can develop critical thinking. This paper aims at examining whether or not there is a relationship between critical thinking and critical reading of literary texts in higher education. To meet the mentioned aim, 121 EFL learners from Arak University were invited to participate in this study. After administrating English proficiency test, total numbers of students were 98 male and female. Data analysis was done through employing ANOVA and T-test.
Keywords:
    Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Literary Texts, Literature