21st+Century+Skills

=**World Languages in the 21st Century **=

**Skills needed in the 21st Century **

 * ====**Global awareness**: cultural understanding, address global issues, understand perspectives, develop respect, openness to culture, religion, and views of the world, able to interact with others to discuss and reach solutions regarding global issues ====
 * ====**Financial, economic, business, and entrepreneurial literacy**: learn about financial/economic issues, cultural competence and foreign language skills are invaluable when working on global business teams or negotiating with overseas clients; empowered when you are able to communicate and negotiate globally, as in entrepreneurial activities ====
 * ====**Civic literacy**: aware of the judicial, legislative and government functions of target language countries, compare/contrast civil liberties/responsibilities, discuss civic life ====
 * ====**Health and environmental literacy:** address global health and environmental issues; understand materials written for native speakers; can engage in global discussions on health, environmental, and public safety issues in preparation for careers in those fields ====

**Major Skills learned through learning a second language **
1. Communication 2. Media Literacy 3. Initiaative and Self Direction