English as international methods of communication indeed needs critical approach to the study of literacy. It is very necessary for people to have resources and ability to critically examine the implicit exercise of power hidden in the texts and other media texts. In this article,we have drawn on critical literacy research conducted in Gansu and Shanghai from 2006 - 2009 to explore the subtle relationships among literacy,power,cultural shape,and education change. The central findings are as following: ( 1) the perception of critical literacy in post modern context means more than reading and writing,but also relationships between text and reader,student and teacher,classroom and community,and material distribution and power equality. ( 2) comic books readers and university students in Shanghai have suggested that in contexts in which relationships are equitable,learners have great access to literacy and are able to get involved in the activities. ( 3) the research conducted in Gansu shows that material resources are central to literacy development and that relationships of power structure engagement with text. In sum,critical literacy should be carried out under equitable context,including material resources,economic development,and ideological power. Such insights have important implications for future research on critical literacy and its development both at home and abroad.
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