Languages in 21st Century Education discusses the importance of language learning for students today. It notes that language is how academic content is taught and how students can become globalized by learning foreign languages to understand other cultures. Technologies like social media, webquests, YouTube, and podcasts allow students to connect with others around the world and communicate in other languages. An example given is how students now learn to use and share their work with broader audiences than just their teacher.

1. Languages in 21st Century
Education
Ashley Morris

2. Definition
• According to WikiPedia language is the human
capacity for acquiring and using complex
systems of communication, and a language is
any specific example of such a system.

3. Importance
• Todays students are using language as the
vehicle to teach academic content, and to
advance in the world.
• Students can learn a foreign language to help
them become globalized
• By learning a foreign language students can
advance in the world an learn about the
different cultures

4. How is it applied?
• Todays students are using language as the
vehicle to teach academic content
• Seeking opportunities for learners to use
language beyond the classroom
• Learners create to “share and publish” to
audiences that are more than just the teacher.
• Students can obtain jobs and communicate in
other countries with various languages

5. Technology
• Technology that can be used are:
– Social Media
– Webquests
– Youtube and Story telling
– Podcasts
Students can use the technology to connect to
others in the world and communicate

6. Example
• An example of its application is:
– in the past students learned about the grammer,
but now the students are learning how to use
language
– Students used to turn in work to the teacher, now
they are learning to “share and publish” to
audiences more than just the teacher
– Students can learn a foreign language to
communicate through peer letters

7. Works Cited
• http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/what_is
_21st_century_education.htm
• http://www.edweek.org/tsb/articles/2010/10
/12/01panel.h04.html