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21th century skills and the school of the future

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Hi there!In this post I will be writing about 21th century skills and how to develop them in the context of language learning.But first of all, what are 21th century skills?According to the definition (from the glossary of education reform, link: https://www.edglossary.org/21st-century-skills/ ), the term 21th century skills refers to a broad set of knowledge, skills and work habits and character traits that are believed to be important in today's world - especially at a workplace. For me personally, as a teacher of German and of English language, I consider this task quite important, especially because of the fact that we don't know what kind of jobs are going to disappear in the next 15 years and neither do we know what kind of jobs are going to exist in the future, but one thing is sure; these skills which I am going to list below are indispensable for a successful career in the future. According to Bri Stauffer (you can find her blog under this link: https://www.aeseduca...