Reflection 1 (Critical Thinking) - Academic Speaking

 

   Last week, I've learned about Critical Thinking and I have to relate it to education which is for university students. For me, critical thinking is about rationality and logic, so people can make a decision, and solve their problem, or they will be more open to other people's thoughts or to different opinions. All these good things will eventually make them more confident. People must have these critical thinking skills, especially university students. Because critical thinking is one of the most important academic skills that teach students to ask about their own understanding and knowledge of the information that has been presented to students. This skill is also important for students as it gives them the ability to think in the right way and solve problems in a more efficient and methodical way. We can implement this for learning material. Like discussing with friends. We can give our opinion about something, and other people can also hear our opinion.

   By conducting discussions like last week, I can hear the other's opinions. It allows me to see a different point of view someone. It's quite easy to understand the material because from listening to different opinions I can get the gist of the material I study. With that too, I can increase my knowledge of the material. Sometimes, this method -the discussions- is needed for learning something, so we can see people's thoughts on something and we can learn about that too. However, in my opinion, it is less efficient. Because This does not hone my speaking skills. Maybe I can understand the material, but for speaking it seems less. I hope, this subject can give something different. Maybe we can discuss this in a different way. Since this is the first assignment, I'm quite satisfied with this method. Hopefully, in the future, I can understand the next material and can hone my speaking skills.