Name : Santry Maulia Ferdana

Class : 6C

NIM : 11710424120

Subject : The Role of Multiimedia in EFL Instruction

The adoption of technology in everyday life has changed the way we do many of our
daily tasks. 21st century learners are required to have a very different skillset . today’s
students need to be fully prepared for successfull learning in the information age. They are
heading into a busy a competitive world. Full of uncertainties joining a workforce that is
more mobile and better qualified than ever before and building careers that span multiple
jobs, positions, and skills. In response schools need to make changes in their approach to
adequately prepare students with required 21st century skills.

Technology is transforming the ways that people work and relate to each other which
means that learning and schools needs to change to adequately prepare students. Education
should be much more about ways of thinking which involve creative and critical approaches
to problem-solving and decision-making process also emphasizing learning. Eduction should
also introduce ways of working through communicating and collaborating as well as refining
the necessary tools for working these tools include information literacy and ICT literacy and
last but not least students need to develop the skills for living in a multi-faceted world as an
active and engaged citizen with personal and social responsibility.

A 21st learner is able to apply their skills to numerous situations and experiences gain
new competencies build relationship and assume new roles that are capable of constantly
adapting learning and growing. In a fast changing world influenced by technology. To meet
to challenge of preparing students for a life of constant change and constant learning teachers
need to be innovative in their approach. The skills needed for the 21st century must be central
to what students are doing in schools. Inquiry based learning, enables teachers to address
these skills in a meaningful way with its student-centered approach and real-world
applications. Inquiry based learning prepares students for an uncertain future by providing an
education that supports them to actively engage in their learning to think critically to
communicate in various ways to collaborate and to process information.