关键词: 英语专业; 技能课程; 思辨

Abstract: This article, from the multi-layed perspective and situating itself within the domain of semiotics, cognitive-neuro science and education, discusses the relationship between Chinese English majors’ skills training courses and critical thinking. The survey indicates that Chinese English majors’ skills training courses differentiate itself from critical thinking in terms of the levels they are situated on, the training objective, the positions in cerebral cortical regions, the specific teaching procedure, the disciplinary knowledge, the structure of knowledge and the categories of cognition. The study also finds that by only relying upon skills training courses it is hard for us to nourish talents with critical thinking and critical thinking skills. On the other hand, if we only focus on the training of critical thinking, neglecting the learning of skills training courses, students will not have a good command of English skills. Thus, unless we adopt the critical thinking -oriented approach in our English skills training courses, we can straighten out the relationship between Chinese English majors’ skills training courses and critical thinking, and step by step produce talents with both professional skills knowledge and critical thinking skills or creative awareness.

Keywords: English majors; skills training courses; critical thinking