摘要：This research aims at examining and analyzing the potential that textbooks in the
field of Languages and Communication provide in achieving the competence:
student as a critical thinker. The data on the textbooks is collected according to the
Delphi report, which is used as a standardized report in available published
research on the development of critical thinking. The file extracted from this report
is used as a research tool. In Kosovo, 85 Grade-5 students were involved as
participants in the report as well, while the data was collected through a survey by
the questionnaire for students utilized as a research tool. Mixed method was
selected for research design since it includes both quantitative and qualitative
research methods, while descriptive analysis method was also used during the
textbooks review. The results obtained from the research indicate that the
textbooks used by Kosovo students in elementary school which contain the highest
potential for critical thinking development are Reading 5and Exploring English 1,
while the textbook that has the lowest potential for critical thinking, is Albanian
Language 5. The most developed dimensions in these textbooks are Interpretation
and Analysis, while the least developed dimensions are Assessment and Inference
of knowledge.
