How Language Proficiency Affects Critical Thinking Skills

Running Head: CREATIVITY AND THINKING SKILLS
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The research that was undertaken by Manalo and Sheppard (2016) while conducting the
study focused on the identification of the challenges that might be faced by the students due to
lack of language proficiency and the manner in which it affected their critical thinking criteria.
The research that is conducted by the researchers chiefly meditated on the previous researches
that was undertaken portraying that non- Western students face issues while portraying their
critical thought process. It was outlined in the previous researches that the lack of second
language proficiency and structural limitations of the first language has affected the student’s
capabilities of undertaking critical thinking. However, the research that was conducted by
Manalo and Sheppard (2016) undertook evaluation of 110 Japanese second year students and 43
first year students. The evaluation has helped in identifying that there are no direct correlation
between the proficiency of language and production of evaluative statements. The instructions
that were delivered to the second year students have helped maintaining the proficiency of the
critical evaluative skills. The research aims at identifying the different prospects that are played
by language proficiency and to judge whether it affects the critical evaluative skills of the
students.
The research objective on which the report is based will be identifying the issues that
might be faced by the students while evaluating the different information due to lack of language
proficiency. The different measures that are undertaken by Manalo and Sheppard (2016) in the
study “How might language affect critical thinking performance?” is aimed at identifying the
pros and cons that might be faced by the students due to language proficiency while undertaking
an evaluation. The researchers have undertaken steps to review the previous researches and apply
the same on the contemporary scenario to culminate into the findings. During Study 1 it was
found that greater number of evaluative structures were found based on Japanese interpretations

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and language. Japanese being the first language has helped the students in undertaking the
evaluations more proficiently. Benedek et al. (2016) argued that the evaluation that is undertaken
by the people is based on their perception and understanding of the topic. It is primarily based on
the identification of the perceptions and cognitive abilities of the people apart from language
proficiency and other relevant contexts. Bensley et al. (2016) stated that the identification of the
different factors that affects the critical thinking (CT) is based on the implications of the personal
skills and the manner in which they can be placed as per metacognition elements. The research
that was undertaken primarily by Manalo and Sheppard (2016) was based on the identification of
the issues that were faced by the non- Western students due to lack of proficiency in the second
language. However, Gabriel et al. (2016) stated that the systematic mapping and the proper
allocation and interpretation of the data help in undertaking a proper evaluation. It helps in
maintaining the standards of creative thinking. Benedek et al. (2016) supported the view and
thereby progressed with the expression that diversity in the perception of the understanding of
the people helps in maintaining the standards of the evaluation and data interpretation. Tang,
Werner and Karwowski (2016) stated that the impact of individualism and collectivism on the
cognitive abilities of the people has supported their abilities of critical evaluations as per their
ever- changing perceptions. According to Mullet, Willerson, Lamb and Kettler (2016), however,
the perception of the teacher and the manner in which the teacher induces the concepts of critical
evaluation affects the capabilities of the students while undertaking the review. Pérez-Fabello,
Campos and Campos-Juanatey (2016) stated that the cognitive abilities, which will be helping
the same in relation to acquiring and processing information. Proper processing of information
helps in undertaking proficient evaluation of the different sources. However, Zohar and Cohen
(2016) stated that there are different speculations that might affect the proper functioning of the