Abstract Summary
This talk addresses some hot topics: What are the skills needed for the 21st century and beyond? What is the role of critical thinking among those essential skills? How can ELT educators help students fully utilize critical thinking in learning and real-life applications? She’ll share research-based praxis and discuss implications/adaptations.
Abstract :
The 21st century ELT field is highly complicated, multifaceted, and glocal. To prepare our students to stay competitive in the glocalized workforce in the 21st century and beyond, critical thinking skills have been recognized as one of the essential skills for the 21st century learning. In this presentation, the speaker will address the following questions: What are the skills that are needed for the 21st century and beyond? What is the role of critical thinking among those essential skills? How can schools and ELT educators help students fully utilize critical and creative thinking in learning and real-life applications? The speaker will share recent research and best practices in facilitating critical thinking in K-22 systems in North America and discuss relevant implications and adaptation strategies of such studies and practices for tertiary education in other contexts.
