Aliakbarim, M., & Sadeghdaghighi, A. (2011). Investigation of the relationship between gender, field of study, and critical thinking skill: The case of Iranian students. Proceedings of the 16th Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 301-310.
Amiryousefi, M., & Ketabi, S. (2011). Anti-textbook arguments revisited: A case study from Iran. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15, 215-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.03.076
Atai, M. R. (2002). ESAP curriculum planning in Iran: An incoherent educational experience. Special Issue of the Journal of Faculty of Letters and Humanities, 9(3), 17- 34.
Atai, M. R. (2000). ESP revisited: A reappraisal study of discipline-based EAP programs in Iran. Unpublished PhD dissertation, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
Baleghizadeh, S., & Rahimi, A.H. (2011). Evaluation of an ESP textbook for the students of sociology. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2(5), 1009-1014.
Dehghanzadeh, Sh., & Jafaraghaee, F. (2018). Comparing the effect of traditional lecture and flipped classroom on nursing students’ critical thinking disposition: A quasi-experimental study. Nurse Education Today, 71, 151-156. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.09.027.
Dudley-Evans, T., & St. John, M. J. (1998). Developments in English for specific purposes: A multi-disciplinary approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Eftekhari, M., Sotoudehnama, E., & Marandi, S. (2016). Computer-aided argument mapping in an EFL setting: does technology precede traditional paper and pencil approach in developing critical thinking? Educational Technology Research and Development, 64(2), 339-357.
Ennis, R. H. (1993). Critical thinking assessment. Theory into Practice, 32 (3), 179-186.
Eslami-Rasekh, Z.R. (2010). Teachers voice vs. students voice: A needs analysis approach to English for academic purposes (EAP) in Iran. English Language Teaching, 3(1), 2-11.
Gardner, J. N., & Jeweler, A. J. (2000). Your college experience: Strategies for success (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Grabe, W. (1991). Current development in second language reading research. TESOL Quarterly, 25 (3), 375-406.
Hutchinson, T., & Torres, E. (1994). The textbook as agent of change. ELT Journal, 48(4), 315-328.
Hutchinson, T., & Waters, A. (1987). English for specific purposes: A learning-centered approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Khatib, M. (2012). Critical thinking skills through literary and non-literary texts in English classes. International Journal of Linguistics, 4(4), 563-580.
Li, Y., Li, K., Wei, W., Dong, J., Wang, C., Fu, Y., Li, J., & Peng, X. (2021). Critical thinking, emotional intelligence and conflict management styles of medical students: A cross-sectional study. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 40, 10079. doi:10.1016/j.tsc.2021.10079.
Liaw, M. (2007). Content-based reading and writing for critical thinking skills in an EFL context. English Teaching and Learning, 31(2), 45-87.
Maleki, A., & Kazemi, M. (2012). The Evaluation and comparison of two most widely used textbooks for teaching English to the Iranian students of medicine. The Iranian EFL Journal, 8(3), 70-93.
McNamara, D. S. (2007). Reading comprehension strategies: Theories, interventions, and technologies. New York, NY: Routledge.
Nosratinia, M., & Zaker, A. (2014). Metacognitive attributes and liberated progress: The association among second-language learners’ critical thinking, creativity, and autonomy. SAGE Open, 1-10.
Peterson, S. (2008). Master critical thinking for the SAT. Author.
Rahimy, R. (2008). ESP, an evaluation of available textbooks: Medical terminology. Retrieved on January 26, 2021 from http://www.esp-world.info/Articles_ 17/PDF/ Ramin_Rahimy.pdf.
Rezaee, A. A, Taase, Y., & Alishahi, Z. (2016). Iranian domestically designed ESAP textbooks and students: a critical thinking perspective. English Language Teaching, 3(4), 47-61.
Rivers, W. M. (1981). Teaching foreign-language skills (2nd ed.). Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.
Sahoo, S., & Ali Mohammed, C. (2018). Fostering critical thinking and collaborative learning skills among medical students through a research protocol writing activity in the curriculum. Korean Journal of Medical Education, 30(2), 109-118. doi: 0.3946/kjme.2018.86.
Soleimani, H. (2005). EAP in Iran: drawbacks of SAMT EAP textbooks. Paper presented at the First National ESP/EAP Conference, Iran, Tehran: SAMT.
Tajeddin, Z. (2005). English for business communication. Paper presented in the First National ESP/EAP Conference, Tehran, Iran.
Talebinejad, M. R., & Matou, Z. (2012). EFL reading comprehension textbooks at university level: A critical thinking perspective. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2, 1746-175.
Waters, A. (2006). Thinking and language learning. ELT Journal, 60(4), 237- 319.