Research on critical literacy has been conducted from different educational perspectives. Some of them focus on critical literacy pedagogy, and some others highlight critical literacy skills bringing some benefits to promote students’ language and cultural awareness which are necessary to support their participation in social daily life. Therefore, this study aims at: 1) investigating how critical literacy pedagogy was implemented by the EFL teachers in promoting students’ cultural awareness; 2) identifying some challenges are faced by the teacher during the implementation. Participatory Action Research (PAR) was employed with three instruments to collect the data, namely classroom observation, interview with the teacher and students, and document analysis. The collected data were analyzed using critical literacy pedagogy framework and cultural awareness. The findings revealed that critical literacy pedagogy with four resources modal seemed to be able to promote students’ cultural awareness. It can be seen from the way the students perceived and interpreted the cultural value found in the text, evaluated from different point of view related to their social political practices which can built social justices in their neighborhood. In addition, dealing with teachers’ challenges due to their limited understanding how to implement critical literacy pedagogy and their insufficient experience as well. Therefore, it is recommended for teacher to improve their understanding and experience in implementing critical literacy pedagogy.

Authors:
Sri Setyarini, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia
Keizha Veriz Viandra, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia
Surya Aulia Sukarman, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia

About the Presenter(s)
Sri Setyarini is a professor of English Education at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. She is also a researcher on Teaching English to young Learners, High-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS), Literacy, Critical Literacy. She is often invited as a speaker for storytelling in English. She has published many research articles in 3L (Malaysia), IJAL, SIELE, IJoLE, and other international or national journals.

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