The Effectiveness of Stylistic Analysis in Developing Some EFL Critical Reading Skills among Prospective Teachers at the Faculty of Education

This research aims at investigating the effectiveness of using stylistic analysis in developing some EFL critical reading skills among prospective teachers at the Faculty of Education, English section. For the purpose of the research, Four instruments were used: an EFL critical reading check-list, EFL critical reading skills pre-test and EFL critical reading skills post- test and a rubric for scoring it. The researcher adopted the quasi-experimental design. The participants consisted of 70 EFL students who were enrolled in the third year English section at the Faculty of Education, Zagazig university during the second semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. The results demonstrated a significant difference between the pre and post administration of the critical reading skills. This implies that the stylistic analysis was effective in improving EFL critical reading skills of the third year Faculty of Education students. The findings of the current study suggest that the college courses must be creative, and they had to provide an instructional environment that is supportive and encouraging for these students, such an environment that exploits their intellectual abilities and extends to polish their critical reading skills and their thinking in general.