Building on the concept of Freirean culture circles, this study reports on the development of supplementary materials to incorporate critical literacy into high school EFL textbooks. Collaborating with two experienced high school EFL teachers in South Korea, critical supplementary materials were developed to compensate for the speaking sections of Korean high school EFL textbooks. Teacher interviews, classroom interactions, and students’ surveys revealed five key elements of critical materials that were necessary for students’ critical engagement, namely: framing, safer topics, critical questions, critical vocabulary, and writing before speaking. This study shows that critical materials enable teachers’ critical literacy teaching practices, helping teachers deal with the dilemma between what is feasible and the principles of critical literacy. With classroom-based examples and discussions, this article offers insights to ELT teachers, materials developers, and teacher educators who strive to promote critical literacy in skill-based ELT classrooms.

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高中EFL关键素养补充材料

本研究基于 Freirean 文化圈的概念，报告了补充材料的开发，以将批判性读写能力纳入高中 EFL 教科书。与韩国两名经验丰富的高中 EFL 教师合作，开发了重要的补充材料，以弥补韩国高中 EFL 教科书的口语部分。教师访谈、课堂互动和学生调查揭示了学生批判性参与所必需的批判性材料的五个关键要素，即：框架、安全主题、批判性问题、批判性词汇和说话前写作。本研究表明，批判性材料使教师能够进行批判性素养教学实践，帮助教师处理可行与批判性素养原则之间的两难选择。