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What is critical literacy? This article defines critical literacy and discusses its importance in our everyday lives.
 
A Tale of Differences: Comparing the Traditions, Perspectives, and Educational Goals of Critical Reading and Critical Literacy This article compares the distinct approaches to critical reading and critical literacy.
 
Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers This article defines disourse and discourse analysis and ways in which foreign language teachers can help their students develop comunicative competence.
 
The Role of Text in Classroom Learning: Beginning an Online Dialogue This article focuses on the different types of texts that can be used in the classroom.
 
Accumulating Literacy: Writing and Learning to Write in the Twentieth Century This article discusses the transitions of literacy development in the Twentieth Century.