Tefla Journal (Teaching English as Foreign Language and Applied Linguistic Journal)
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021)

DEVELOPING THE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS IN ESSAY WRITING COURSE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Siti Nuridayanti (University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri)
Sarah Aqila (University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri)
Diani Nurhajati (University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Oct 2021

Abstract

In the 21st-century, the development of science and technology encourages humans to overcome fast changes. The role of education influences the quality of the young generation. They must be equipped with 21st-century skills, namely creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication (4Cs). However, the COVID-19 Pandemic change the process of teaching and learning. Teachers have to think over the appropriate teaching strategy to facilitate students developing 4Cs. This research aims to describe the learning process of the Essay Writing course using Project Based Learning to train the skills of 4Cs in the University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The research used a qualitative approach. Data sources came from the lecturer and the students who took this course. The lecturer assigned the students to write essays with a theme related to social justice in today's society. The class was divided into 5 groups with a different sub-theme for each group. The stages of teaching and learning were selection, planning, development, and presentation. By creating the projects, the students had the experience to develop 21st-century skills.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

TEFLA

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

TEFLA is a high-quality open access peer-reviewed research journal that is published by Universitas Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin and managed by the English Language Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin. This is a biannual journal, ...