There has been a substantial amount of research focusing on critical pedagogy in the
English language arts and English as a second language (ESL) classroom, but only a few studies have been conducted in an Asian setting, especially in a Korean context, so far. Previous studies (Kim, 2005; Shin & Crookes, 2005) deal with the possibility of critical literacy pedagogy in a Korean setting. There has been no study on the application or use of critical literacy approaches to English learning that concentrates on reading and writing. Additionally, critical literacy practices have rarely been employed in Korean college courses because critical pedagogy is relatively new in Korea and many teachers do not know about the pedagogy