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Makale Özeti:
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Intertextuality is the relation of each text with the texts surrounding it. Any word or phrase we are
writing or saying has relationship with what we have heard or seen before. This shared language makes
others understand us. On the other hand, critical thinking is the ability to think reasonably, reflectively
and skillfully. Since it is believed that intertextuality results in critical thinking, this study aimed to focus
on the effect of intertextuality on learners’ critical writing skill. To do so, the researchers selected 60
Advanced EFL students from three intact classes at the Iran Language Institute and assigned them
randomly into three groups. After assuring the groups’ homogeneity in terms of their general English
proficiency and writing skill in the beginning of the study, the researchers asked the first group,
considered as the control group, to write a composition about Generation Gap. Then the first
experimental group read two texts about Generation Gap and then wrote a composition about it; the
second experimental group watched a short film about Generation Gap besides reading the texts and
then wrote a composition about it. Having compared the written compositions in terms of critical
thinking elements, the researchers found out that there is a meaningful relationship between
intertextuality and critical writing. That is to say, the more intertextual relationship (in our case print
and visual texts) the learners are involved with, the more critical elements they utilize in their writing.
Findings of this research have some pedagogical implications.
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