The Importance of Critical Literacy

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Literacy; Critical Literacy; Class Activities; Learning Activities; Discourse Analysis; Educational Needs; Critical Theory; Educational Practices; Global Approach; Photojournalism

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This paper is divided into three parts. It begins by making an argument for the ongoing importance of critical literacy at a moment when there are mutterings about its being passe. The second part of the paper formulates the argument with the use of illustrative texts. It concludes with examples of critical literacy activities that I argue, are still necessary in classrooms around the world. (Contains 6 figures and 2 footnotes.)

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2012

EJ970245