Title Page
Contents
ABSTRACT 8
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 10
CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 12
Korean National Curriculum 14
Definition of Critical 19
Needs of Critical Thinking Skills 22
Using Media for Critical Thinking Practices 39
Critical Readers 41
Summary 42
CHAPTER 3. METHODS 43
Research Questions 44
Participants 44
Teachers 45
Students 46
Class Description 47
Class 1 48
Class 2 51
Class 3 53
Data Collection 54
Questionnaires 54
Interviews 55
Field-notes 56
Data Analysis 56
Limitations 57
CHAPTER 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 59
Increasing Freedom and Enlarging Possibilities 59
Teacher's Effort Not to Be a "Bank-clerk Educator" 60
Critical Thinking in Dealing with Media 63
Reasons these Media Artifacts Were Chosen to Develop Critical Thinking 66
Drama Series: Gilmore Girls 66
A Young Adult Novel: A Step from Heaven 67
Advertisements: Celebrity Ads 67
Students Longing for the Western Style 68
Language Choice 70
Students' Attitude toward the Class 71
Teacher-centered vs. Student-centered 73
Feasibility of Implementing Classes Applying Critical Thinking and Critical Pedagogy 75
Limitations to Implement Critical Pedagogy in Middle School EFL Class 78
CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSIONS 81
REFERENCES 85
APPENDICES 90
Appendix A. (제목없음) 90
Appendix B. (제목없음) 91
Appendix C. Questionnaire for Class 1 94
Appendix D. Questionnaire for Class 2 95
Appendix E. Materials for Class 3 97
Appendix F. Questionnaire for Class 3 99