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    Developing critical thinking skills through the lens of understanding of intercultural values
    (Київський національний лінгвістичний університет, 2021) Устиченко, Світлана Володимирівна; Ustychenko, Svitlana
    In today’s globalized world intercultural competence, critical thinking skills are necessary to interact successfully with people from different cultures with their different values, practices, and ways of communicating to avoid conflicts and misunderstanding. English teachers as foreign language (EFL) teachers, we are preparing our students for future intercultural encounters making them flexible in their thinking and recognize that people are complex. Through reading, writing, listening and speaking activities we always can find powerful and appropriate ways to include culture and critical thinking in EFL classes. The given lesson plan «Changing lives: charity and volunteering» is developed for a group of thirteen first-year students aged 15-16, of level A2+/B1, having 6 academic hours of English as an obligatory subject per week at Cherkasy State Business College and aimed at working on the following critical thinking aspects as well as intercultural awareness and culture aspects: examining existing bias and prejudice; distinguishing observation and interpretation; understanding other students’ point of view; cultivating applying «universal intellectual values» (clarity, accuracy, consistency, depth, breadth, fairness); applying active listening techniques; considering values which impact people’s activity, encouraging compassion, volunteerism and charity.