The present text analyzes the connection between critical literacy and citizenship education. Its objective is to describe the theoretical concepts found in the rol it has in citizen education. It was found that the critical literacy approach should be considered in order to foster responsible participation and social transformation since it allows students to have a toolbox to confront social inequities. Furthermore, educational proposals have been put forward to take the theory to the praxis. Lastly, it is essential to bear in mind this information so as to prepare students for the challenges in the 21st century and provide education for social change.

Due to digital revolution, mass media has a great presence in people's lives. Hence, there is a prevailing media culture of incessant and changing information. This generates the need to develop a media literacy to be taught as part of a media competence in Peruvian classrooms. This would be presented with greater complexity and precision within the Peruvian National Curriculum of Basic Education in order to accomplish the ideal of the knowledge society. Therefore, the purpose of this paper was to carry out a theoretical review and an analysis of media literacy and its realization as a media competence in the curriculum. Because of this, it is concluded that some aspects of media competence are present in different curricular areas (Art and Culture, Communication, Social Sciences and Personal Development Citizenship and Civics) in addition to the transversal competence 28. However, these...