JALT2025 - Tokyo

Reason & Respond: Strategies for Critical Thinking

Nov 2, 2025, 12:00 PM

30m

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Room 514

Speaker

Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)

Description

This presentation introduces Reason & Respond, a critical thinking coursebook for A2–B1 learners. Based on Hadley & Boon’s (2023) cyclical approach, the book helps students develop a critical mindset by distinguishing facts from opinions, spotting biases, listening actively, and evaluating arguments. The author will share an overview of Unit 1, where students learn to identify and support factual statements as a foundation for deeper thinking. (Sponsored by Kinseido Publishing Co., Ltd.)

Summary

This presentation introduces Reason & Respond, a critical thinking coursebook for A2–B1 learners. Based on Hadley & Boon’s (2023) cyclical approach, the book helps students develop a critical mindset by distinguishing facts from opinions, spotting biases, listening actively, and evaluating arguments. The author will share an overview of Unit 1, where students learn to identify and support factual statements as a foundation for deeper thinking.