[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 14 | July 13, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]

In ELT we often regard our profession to be independent of teaching subjects like maths and science. That said, many of the approaches and materials we use are influenced by wider trends in education – from constructivist thinking in the 80’s that influenced the publication ofHeadway, to the recent “flipped learning” approach that’s inspiring some EFL teachers torethink blended learning.

In American mainstream education there is an increasing emphasis on a concept referred to as “21^st Century Skills” – a collection of various competencies that are regarded as being important for success in life, such as critical thinking, collaboration, communication, digital literacy, creativity, problem solving, environmental awareness and self-expression. (more…)