The Approaches for the Development of Thinking in the English Classes at the University

Abstract

The level of English acquired today by the university graduates is really high. It requires not only translating skills and major skills like reading, writing, listening and grammar, but also skills which make students think in the language they are learning. Only those who read a lot and practise and whose language level is advanced can boast of thinking in English. It is the skill that is acquired not in a day, but you need to make a lot of efforts to achieve perfection. This article observes the examples of tasks taken from the student’s books that are aimed at the development of various kinds of thinking. The tasks are analyzed from the point of view of activating and developing creative, analytical, abstract and other types of thinking. The results of this study should be considered as an emphasis on the functionality of the certain student’s books in the development of various types of thinking, their content and relevance in English classes