| 英文摘要 |
Thinking training, under the name of “logical thinking, evaluation and creativity, ” is officially included in Taiwan’s 12-Year Basic Education Curricular Standards in 2018. An exuberating development as it is, thinking instruction in the curricular standards for high school English education leaves room for improvement. This paper first summarizes the evolution of thinking training in the English curriculum for secondary schools in Taiwan. It then details the “logical thinking, evaluation and creativity” ability statements included in the curriculum and discusses the deficiencies manifested. Lastly, it proposes an argument-based approach to proceed thinking instruction in high school English curriculum. |