• Reza Biria

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• Ahmad Noroozi

  Author

• Mohammad Ali Esfandiari

  Author

Critical pedagogy is enforced in ELT programs intending to develop both teachers and learners
in order to reveal significant cultural principles, ideologies and values in educational settings
and society, and to morph them into agents in their society. However, in spite of the surge in the
number of investigations in the field of critical L2 pedagogy, little ink has been spilled on
materials development in critical pedagogy .Regarding materials as the basic repertoire in
language-learning initiatives, the present paper endeavored to provide and develop a framework
for ELT materials designers based on the main aspects of critical pedagogy. The tenets and
principles of this model were structured based on the main factors which are involved in
materials development, including learner, teacher, program, content, and pedagogical items.
This model developed sensitivity to the local context particularities and to the learners' concerns
and problems. It strategize and develop ways to aid the learners to bolster and sharpen their
second language skills while developing a feeling of critical thinking and consciousness
regarding social structures in their world. It could make contributions and be useful for local
materials developers and language teachers in designing and developing critical evaluation in
ELT materials. The model might assist students to be more critical thinker and consumers of
information.

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