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Date Posted: 15:19:26 09/04/10 Sat Considering that we are going to write about Critical Literacy I would like to share some information about it with you. Critical Literacy Paulo Freire, who is described in Education as the Practice of Freedom, points out that Critical Literacy practices grew out of the social justice pedagogy of Brazilian educator and also shows that critical literacy is conceived as a means of empowering underpowered populations against oppression and coercion, frequently seen as enacted by corporate and/or government entities. It starts with the desire to balance social inequities and address societal problems caused by abuse of power. It proceeds from this philosophical basis to examine, analyze, and deconstruct texts. Critical Literacy helps teachers as well as students to explore the relationship between theoretical framework and its practical implications. Critical literacy is an instructional approach that advocates the adoption of critical perspectives toward text. It encourages readers to actively analyze texts and it offers strategies for uncovering underlying messages. There are several different theoretical perspectives on critical literacy that have produced different pedagogical approaches that share the basic premise that literacy requires the literate consumers of text to adopt a critical and questioning approach. Critical literacy will empower the students to understand how texts are trying to influence and change them as members of society. I hope it can help us. Kisses [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |