About 21St Century Learning and Language Education

 Hi there, brilliant people! ✨

Open your eyes👀 and take a look at the world around you. This is the 21st century, my dear readers. A century where technological, economic, social, and cultural transformations happen so rapidly that you have to be as fast as Lightning McQueen to keep up.🚀

    What about learning? The days when we used to learn things in a boring way just by memorizing and taking notes are long gone. Welcome to 21st-century learning that describes the necessary skills needed today, such as digital literacy, cultural competence, critical thinking, and problem-solving, to thrive in today’s complex and interconnected global landscape (Bernhard, 2015). And when it comes to learning languages, especially English, this approach becomes even more important.

    Just think about it—English is EVERYWHERE. From social media to movies, online games, and international jobs- it is the lingua franca of the world. Should English classes still be stuck with the old techniques? If it is such an important language, why not apply this 21st-century learning approach in English classes too, right? With today's technological developments, it is impossible not to get learners to love 💙 English or other languages. Students today have many opportunities to learn languages in an easier, interactive, and fun way. For example, they can improve their speaking skills by communicating with people from other parts of the world. They may want to join a free online course with captivating videos created according to today's general attention span so they don’t get bored, etc.—all this thanks to technological improvements.

    As a future English teacher, I think technology would be a super-tool 💪in the classroom, and I will definitely use it. It makes our job easier, students of this century are already technology gurus, so they would be more engaged in the lesson, and they also get the opportunity to learn, gain confidence, and practice outside the classroom because digital tools and interactive videos are more advanced than ever. If we are going to prepare our students for success in the real world, we must move the real world into the classroom. The future has arrived, and it's speaking English! 

So, what do you think, my lovely readers? Should we still be stuck to the rule “no phones in the classroom?”