10 discussion about some terms used in this research so that misinterpretation
could be avoided.
1.6.1 Critical Review
Critical review is a writing task that calls for four sections of format; introduction, summary, critique and conclusion. Critical review is a writing
task of reviewing an article with critique as the core of the review presented Arnaudet and Barrett, 1984. In this research, the focus of critical review is
on the processes of being able to create a critique after reading the text. The critique and other aspects in critical review are elaborated in the teaching
process in Critical Reading and Writing 1 class CRW 1 class. This implementation of critical review with critique as the core is explored
through the exploration of some sections in CRW 1 class.
1.6.2 Critical Reading and Writing 1 Class
Critical Reading and Writing 1 class is an integrated-skills course of reading and writing skills which is offered on the third semester in ELESP
English Language Education Study Programme Sanata Dharma University SDU. According to the course description, this course is designed to give
students practice to write responses critically based on the given texts or passages. The texts are related to argumentative, persuasive and expository
genre. They are trained to apply logical principles, careful standard of evidence and reasoning to the analysis and discussion of claims, beliefs and
11 issues the syllabus of Critical Reading and Writing 1. In this research, the
researcher focuses on the process of how this critical reading and writing conducted in a class to see the processes developed to be able to promote the
critical readers and writers and their relations to critical review.
1.6.3 Critical Reading
Critical reading lies in assessing the extent to which authors provided adequate justification for the claims they make Wallace Wray, 2011.
The reader rereads a text to identify patterns of elements -- information, values, assumptions, and language usage—throughout the discussion. These
elements are tied together in an interpretation, an assertion of an underlying meaning of the text as a whole Kurland, 2000. In this research, the
researcher focuses on critical reading as the process to figure out how the ideas are argued including the analysis of the elements and ideas presented,
the evaluation of the ideas, and the evidences provided in the text. This critical reading as a process to read critically the text without accepting
easily all the information presented is seen through stages of reading; pre- reading, interpretive reading, critical reading and post reading. Reading is
the first skill that needs to be acquired before trying to produce the written text because the information written in a writing mostly derived from what
has been read. This critical reading part would play the first step in acquiring the ability of being critical.
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1.6.4 Critical Thinking