The Role of Story in Enhancing Critical Thinking and Group Discussion Skills
Professional jobs, particularly technical jobs, demand many soft skills. Hence, universities and technical institutions have taken the responsibility of designing the course syllabus to meet the demands of the organizations. In this paper, two soft skills are considered: critical thinking and group discussion skills. This paper uses story as a viable alternative for facilitating critical thinking and group discussion skills. The paper explains how a story stimulates critical thinking and influences learners' group discussion skills. The results prove that story is useful in enhancing the above mentioned soft skills.