Critical and Creative Thinking in the English Language Classroom
Tsiplakides Iakovos

Abstract
In recent years the importance of promoting critical thinking skills and creative thinking in education has been widely acknowledged. More specifically, it is believed that the successful incorporation of these skills in the teaching of English as a second or foreign language have a central role. This belief is based on the premise that there is a close relationship between knowledge and thinking and between language learning and thinking processes. The first part of this article presents the research findings and a short literature review on critical thinking skills and creative thinking. We then present suggestions for their successful incorporation in the English language classroom. We hope that this article will serve as a starting point for English teachers to evaluate their current teaching practices, and motivation to incorporate critical and creative thinking skills in their classroom.

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