Development of Critical Thinking Skills in Master’s Students Studying a Foreign Language
The article is devoted to the problem of developing critical thinking skills in Master’s students when teaching a foreign language. The purpose of the article is to increase the creative and constructive activity of undergraduates. Some ways of stimulating critical thinking among students and undergraduates are highlighted. It was revealed that the development of critical thinking skills allows undergraduates to assess the degree of reliability of the information received, improve speech practice, achieve great success in mastering the material; forms openness to non-standard ways of solving problems, readiness for dialogue with the teacher and other students, the ability to defend one’s own opinion. It is concluded that an effective way to stimulate critical thinking is to work with newspaper and magazine articles, as well as completing assignments for compiling business documents.