What is 21st

Century Skills?
 The term “21st-century skills” is generally used to
refer to certain core competencies such as
collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking,
and problem-solving that advocates believe
schools need to teach to help students thrive in
today’s world. In a broader sense, however, the
idea of what learning in the 21st century should
look like is open to interpretation—and
controversy.
 Contemporary writers often conciously draw
inspiration and ideas from the writers who have
come before them.

In addition, the technological developments of the

21st century have directed other writers to
theoretically write about the future, usually to
comment on the present and suggest introspection.
Themes and topics for contemporary
literature include:
 Identity
 History and memory
 Technology

This themes have become more liberal and unfiltered, just

like the world we live in. For this reason, the language and
tone that are commonly used do not really follow a rule just
like the traditional and classical works as long as the
authentecity and the essence of the meaning of the work
and identity of the characters are expressed and conveyed.
 The examples of this would be the works of
Bob Ong, Ricky Lee, and Bebang Siy. The poems of
Maria Cecilia dela Rosa are perfect examples of 21st
century literature.
 On the other hand, because of access to education
and technology, Filipinos, especially the youth, have
become more conscious of the different social and
political issues, of both local and global significance.
Print may be gradually dying but our appetite for
information continues to grow and of course literature,
along with technology still thrives. All of these factors –
modernization, invention, and wider points of view –
paved the way to the 21st century literature, with various
genres, themes and voices (Cruz, n.d.).