ABSTRACT In this review, we synthesise literature that draws on ‘political music’ as a curricular and pedagogical tool to support students’ critical literacy development. By using contextually relevant, politically oriented songs, teachers can foster critical literacy opportunities for students to cooperatively and collaboratively engage in ‘reading’, thinking about, and discussing social issues and inequities within their communities and society. The following question guided this review: How does literature describe critical literacy being fostered through political music in PreK-16 classrooms? The literature was organised into the following categories: Historical Precedence of Political Music as Curricula; Current Relevance of Political Music in the Classroom; and Applications of Supporting Critical Literacy through Political Music. The work reviewed suggests that political music can act as a powerful, relevant instructional tool, promoting critical literacy through which students can identify and analyse their own situations, as well as the situations of others around them, and be empowered to engage with their society as democratic citizens and agents of change towards equity and social justice.

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挑战英语课程和教学法的传统观念：通过政治音乐教授批判性素养的文献回顾

摘要 在这篇评论中，我们综合利用“政治音乐”作为支持学生批判性读写能力发展的课程和教学工具的文献。通过使用上下文相关、政治导向的歌曲，教师可以为学生创造重要的识字机会，让他们合作和协作地参与“阅读”、思考和讨论社区和社会中的社会问题和不公平现象。以下问题指导本次审查：文学如何描述通过 PreK-16 班级政治音乐培养的批判性素养？文献分为以下几类：作为课程的政治音乐的历史优先；课堂上政治音乐的当前相关性；和通过政治音乐支持批判性扫盲的应用。