DEVELOPING LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ 21ST CENTURY LEARNING AND INNOVATION SKILLS (4CS)

Bedir H.

TÜRKİYE’DE YABANCI DİL EĞİTİMİ VE AVRUPA’DAKİ UYGULAMALAR: GELİŞMELER VE ÖNERİLER KONFERANSI, Ankara, Turkey, 28 - 29 June 2021, pp.77-84, (Full Text)

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • City: Ankara
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.77-84
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Embedding critical and creative thinking, communication and collaboration skill (4Cs) into subject area teaching and learning has become an instrument of professional development of the teacher education

program. This paper discusses the concepts of the 4Cs (critical thinking, collaboration, communication & creativity) which are introduced as main skills of the 21st century. It also provides most commonly referred

frameworks and explains the principles of them and challenges of their integration into teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms by sharing teaching and learning strategies of 4Cs.