Journal of English Language and Education
Vol 11, No 3 (2026)

Strategies and Challenges in Enhancing Critical Thinking for Writing Descriptive Text

Syifa Ul Aini (Universitas Almuslim)
Misya Niftalia (Universitas Almuslim)
Husnul Khatimah (Universitas Almuslim)
Nifyatul Ahya (Universitas Almuslim)
Risa Miranti (Universitas Almuslim)
Widyawati Widyawati (Universitas Almuslim)
Misnawati Misnawati (Universitas Almuslim)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 May 2026

Abstract

Critical thinking is one of the essential learning outcomes in Education, particularly in enhancing students’ writing ability. However, many students still face difficulties in applying critical thinking in writing descriptive text, especially in generating and organizing ideas. This research investigates the effectiveness of various strategies and identifies challenges in enhancing students’ critical thinking in writing descriptive text. This study employed a qualitative descriptive approach, with data collected through classroom observation and writing tests. The findings revealed that the lecturer need to prioritize interactive approaches to foster critical thinking. The main challenges included limited vocabulary, difficulty in generating ideas, lack of coherence, grammatical errors, and unclear ideas. These strategies applied included encouraging reading, providing visual aids, and implementing innovative teaching methods. The mean score of tests was 64.94%, it is indicated students’ difficulties. This study concluded that the effective strategies can improve students’ critical thinking in writing descriptive text.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jele

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

Journal of English Language and Education (pISSN: 2597-6850 and eISSN: 2502-4132) is a journal that focuses on researching or documenting issues in education, language education, applied linguistics, English education, English language teaching, English Literature, language assessment and ...