“…There are essential elements addressed by researchers over the convenience and benefits critical pedagogies brings to the field of ELT. In this section some of them are emphasized: Awareness of intercultural contexts, power relations and colonized practices (Cruz, 2018;Fandiño-Parra, 2021;Fang, 2018;López-Gopar, 2018;Pennycook, 1990Pennycook, , 1999Porto, 2021;Wang et al, 2021), need of recognition of local knowledge (Rao, 2018), disadvantages of imported and mainstream textbooks (Erfani, 2013;Jalalian & Abdul, 2020;Kohnke, 2019;Satienchayakorn & Grant, 2022), need of social transformation and peaceful societies (Ahmed & Morgan, 2021;Banegas & Villacañas de Castro, 2016).…”