Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary to Enhance Critical Thinking skills

Abstract

The present paper attempts to study and investigate the possibility of teaching grammar and vocabulary to enhance critical thinking skills effectively in the process of ESL undergraduate students acquiring English. The effect of teaching grammar and vocabulary on their writing skills and critical thinking skills is measured. To find out this effect, the researcher carried out a survey of 50 undergraduate students of B.A./B.Com from two colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbai using a questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed. The results showed the positive effect of teaching these on the students. Students must acquire advanced vocabulary and grammatical mastery in order to develop higher order thinking skills.