... aspect of critical thinking but just critical thinking in relation to the effective reading of first year students in English Department, College of Foreign Languages (CFL), Vietnam National University ... process of studying at university and, in long term, to serve them well for the rest of their life. A remarkable number of students and teachers, however, does not have in-depth knowledge of critical ... study and statement of the problem 1.1. Critical thinking and critical reading skills in the Age of InformationIn the Age of Information, people are facing up with the information overload which...