Critical thingking deficiency universally exists among the English major students. The education of foreign languages in our country has put more emphasis on the language skills than the critical thinking ability for a long time. CBI relies on the contents of the subjects and students combine the content learning with the language learning. It is helpful for students to establish complete cognition. This article mainly discusses if CBI courses has impacts on the development of critical thinking ability of the English majors.

Shimeng Pan.The Development of English Majors'Critical Thinking in CBI Courses --- Take the "English Speech and Debate" Course As an Example.  International Journal of New Developments in Engineering and Society (2017) Vol.1, Num.3: 82-83.

[1]Stryker, S. B., & Leaver, B.L. (1997). Content-Based Instruction in Foreign Lanuage Education[M]. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 285-312.
[2] Richards in Language Tds, J. C., & Rogers, T. S.(2001). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching[M]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 204-220.