{"id":5444,"date":"2015-07-13T04:59:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T04:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/?p=5444"},"modified":"2015-07-13T04:59:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T04:59:36","slug":"21st-century-skills-in-elt-part-1-the-rise-of-21st-century-skills-oup-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=5444","title":{"rendered":"21st Century Skills in ELT Part 1: The rise of 21st Century Skills (OUP Blog)"},"content":{"rendered":"

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 14 | July 13<\/span>, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]<\/span><\/p>\n

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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 \u2013 from constructivist thinking in the 80\u2019s that influenced the publication ofHeadway<\/a><\/em>, to the recent \u201cflipped learning\u201d approach that\u2019s inspiring some EFL teachers torethink blended learning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In American mainstream education there is an increasing emphasis on a concept referred to as \u201c21st<\/sup> Century Skills\u201d \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s be honest \u2013 it\u2019s a bit of a buzzword, with a meaning that\u2019s open to interpretation. But the essential concept is pertinent: the ability to combine the subject you\u2019re learning, with the skills and awareness that you need to apply your knowledge of the subject successfully.<\/p>\n

In ELT terms, I would interpret 21st<\/sup> Century Skills as:<\/p>\n