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This article aims to critically assess the increasing complexity surrounding various literacy types in education.

February 14, 2026RELC Journal

A Critical Look at the ‘Literacy Craze’: Issues and Recommendations

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This article aims to critically assess the increasing complexity surrounding various literacy types in education.
Conducted a critical examination of proposed literacy types in applied linguistics and education.
Proposed a framework with four dimensions: scope, uniqueness, utility, and generativity.
Evaluated the criteria for assessing the pedagogical significance of literacy types.
Identified risks of excessive specification in the literacy craze framework.
Proposed dimensions as tools to evaluate the pedagogical value of various literacy types.
Called for more coherent and impactful future research on literacy.

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This viewpoint article critiques conceptual clarity in literacy, advocating for a responsible approach to future research.

Yuan et al. (2026) studied this question.

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