The Role of Art and Advertising in Developing Critical Thinking Skills in English

Abstract

In this proposal, we aim to offer different visual and audio-visual tools that will aid us to teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in a 6 th grade of primary education. To be more specific, our intention is not only for students to develop their communicative competence in English but also their critical thinking skills within their scope of knowledge and maturity. First, we will present a theoretical justification from which we will state the beneficial implications of using visual arts and its valuable role in promoting the gradual acquisition of reflective skills. In our intervention proposal, we have applied some of those methodological approaches in order to involve students in their learning, to teach them how to start analysing visual and audio-visual materials and to promote their awareness and empathy towards social and intercultural problems.