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―Think outside the classroom box‖ (Hampson et.al) shows that a traditional classroom where
teachers as the only source of knowledge no longer fulfills the 21st century students‘ needs. In the
21st century students should be taught the 21st century skills preparing them for successful
learning, life, and work. Based on this phenomenon, teachers are demanded to be ready and be
responsive in facing the educational challenges in 21st century. They should grasp that education
develops and changes affected by a drastic technological revolution that conceives students as
―digital native‖ and the teachers as ―digital immigrant‖. Then, the teachers should adapt this
change by engaging with some information dealing with the 21st century education. Particularly,
English teachers have vital roles since they teach English subject which is really relevant to the
21st century learning. It is because the 21st century requires many skills to get high standard use
of English language (Suherdi, 2012b). This study focuses on proposing that becoming the
effective teachers is what English teachers should do to answer the needs of 21st century. It is
supported by Belasco and James‘ (1991) statement (as cited in Ansari, 2013) that effective
teachers have a repertoire of effective teaching practices. Based on the analysis, it is really critical
to shedding more light on the findings of this research about what matters English teachers should
know; they are the 21st century skills and learning, the characteristics and skills of effective
English teachers, the roles of effective English teachers, and several endeavors to actualize
effective English teachers.
Keywords: the 21st century education, the effective English teachers, critical reflection, ICT
literate, alternative assessment
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they see themselves to be effective English 1. What Effective English Teachers Should
teachers. Belasco and James‘ (1991) Know
statement (as cited in Ansari, 2013) a. 21st Century Skills and Learning
indicates that effective teachers have a The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, a
repertoire of effective teaching practices. leading advocacy organization that promotes
Literally, it further should lead them to infusion of 21st century skills into education
accomplish reflection or ―critical reflection‖ (Larson, 2011), developed a framework for
meaning to an activity or process in which 21st century learning as described in the
an experience is recalled, considered, and following figure:
evaluated, usually in relation to a broader
purpose (Richard). This kind of way is a
response to the educational challenges in
21st century. Furthermore, as the result of
reflection of the strengths and weakness in
teaching, teacher should have innovative
bases to engage with some information
dealing with 21st century education. Having
this concept imprinted in their mind, the
effective English teachers should also
execute some efforts to adapt the 21st Figure 1. 21st Students‘ skills and Support Systems
century education. As the resource of (Taken from http://www.p21.org/our-work/p21-
becoming Effective English teachers in 21st framework)
century education, this research investigates
what the effective English teacher should The ―21st century student outcomes‖
know dealing with 21st century education (represented by the rainbow) are the skills
and what should effective English teacher that students should possess in the 21st
should endeavor to be effective English century. While the below part of rainbow
teacher. This research is really important to presents the support systems to achieve the
give English teacher insights in achieving outcomes. The first, skills are content
the ideal image of effective English teachers knowledge and 21st century themes
in 21st century education. covering global awareness, financial,
economic, business and entrepreneurial
Methodology literacy, civic literacy, health literacy,
By conducting analytical literature through environmental literacy. The second, learning
some related theories, the worthy reviews and innovation skills include creativity and
collect primary points of this research innovation, critical thinking and problem
namely effective English teachers should solving, and communication and
know about 21stcentury skills and learning, collaboration. The third, information, media
the characteristics and skills of effective and technology skills involve information
English teacher in 21st century, and the roles literacy, media literacy, and ICT literacy.
of effective English teacher in 21stcentury. The last, life and career skills consist of
After that, they should do critical reflection, flexibility and adaptability, initiative and
develop their competences, be literate in self-direction, social and cross-cultural
ICT, attend some educational trainings and skills, productivity and accountability, and
workshops, and promote alternative leadership and responsibility.
assessment rather than traditional The 21st century outcomes above
assessment. should be correspondent with 21st century
teaching. Saavedra (2012) elaborates the
Findings and Discussion nine lessons about how students learn 21st
century skills and how teaching can meet
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their needs. They are; make the curriculum characteristics which expectedly meet the
relevant to students‘ lives, teach through the students‘ needs to create high-quality
disciplines, develop thinking skills of learning derives from Churches (2009) and
students, encourage learning transfer from also Aren, 1998 (as cited in Antasari, 2013).
one discipline to another and from school to According to Churches (2009) the
other areas of lives, teach students how to characteristic of 21st century teachers are:
learn on their own, address i) The Adaptor; teachers can adapt the
misunderstandings directly to avoid curriculum, and dynamic teaching
misconceptions, treat teamwork like an experience (covering different learning
outcome to teach collaborative skill, exploit styles). They grasp the concept that 21st
technology to support learning to provide century education is not one-size-fits-all.
students engaging with technology tools, Teacher adapt model of teaching
and foster creativity as the cognitive ability depended on the needs and interests of
to produce valuable ideas of students. students.
Moreover, the 21st century learning ii) The Visionary; teachers must see the
should promote democratic classroom where potential of the use of tools and web
students involve in decision-making and technologies in their class, looks across
meaningful learning viewing themselves as the disciplines and curricula, relates
individuals with particular interest and other fields to reinforce their own
needs. Thus, students are active learner in teaching and the learning.
students‘ center learning and teachers as iii) The Collaborator; teachers collaborate
practitioner have to produce higher level of with technology tools and with students
thinking of students. To actualize the 21st or fellow teachers in terms of sharing,
century learning which accommodate 21st contributing, adapting and inventing.
century skill, English teachers should take Brown (2001) highlights teacher
their duty to be prepared as effective collaboration in which teacher learns
English teachers in 21st century which meets from each other to develop his / her
21st characteristics of 21st century learning. professional expertise.
iv) The Risk taker; teachers take risks and
b. The Characteristics and Skills of sometimes surrender to the students‘
Effective English Teacher in 21st knowledge.
Century v) The Learner; teachers become the best
Based on Partnership framework for of life-long learners; be ready to change
21st century learning, teachers are involved and learn as the education changes.
as one of support systems namely in vi) The Communicator; teachers are fluent
professional development to embody in tools and technologies that enable
excellent 21st century students‘ outcomes. communication and collaboration with
Then, empowering the realization of students, colleagues, and parents.
effective English teachers is the powerful vii) The Model; teacher should be the model
way to give Indonesian students to teach moral value to students such as
opportunities beneficially to learn and to having tolerance, acceptance, global
support their potential to engage with awareness and reflection
English to be implemented in real life. As viii) The Leader; 21st century teachers are
the result the students‘ outcome can be leaders since they are a champion of ICT
successfully attained. integration process. Then, they set clear
The embodiment of effective English goal and objectives to successful
teachers should be begun with the learning.
understanding that English teachers should
have certain characteristics as effective Furthermore, Aren, 1986 (as cited in
English teachers in 21st century. Some Antasari, 2013) conveys higher level
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1995 in Charvade, et al., 2012). It can be language skills. Understanding the benefits
inferred that traditional assessment indicates of this alternative assessment hopefully can
passive process involving students to foster English teachers to execute alternative
memorize the knowledge given by the assessment in the classroom.
textbook or teachers.
In the other side, the alternative e. Attending some Educational
assessment has some merits to be Trainings and Workshops
implemented. Heron (in Charvade et al, Brown (2001) suggests as one of good
2012) conveys that alternative assessment characteristic of English teacher, technical
embraces a democratic decision-making knowledge as keep up with the field through
process. Thus, it promotes collaborative regular reading and conference/workshop
leaning too in which teacher and student are attendance. There are some conferences and
cooperative to express and evaluate their workshops, English teacher can attend to
ideas each other. Students are also active to enhance the insights information related to
do self-assessment to know their strength, their teaching. Donaldson et al. (2013)
weakness and progress. Subsequently, explains programs for initial teacher training
Herman, Aschbacher, and Winters (1992 in must take into account: professionalism,
Charvade et al., 2012) reveal that the focus competence in using educational
of alternative assessment is on developing technology, primarily ICT, pedagogical
real-world problem-solving skills that will competence, organizational competences
lead people to observe, think, question, and and team work abilities, openness and
test their ideas. Impressively, it fulfills 21st flexibility. In Indonesia, English teacher can
century skills of students particularly follow some personal development
learning and innovation skills- 4Cs programs such as PLPG, KKG/MGMP, and
including critical thinking, communication, teacher training after UKG. The last, as
collaboration, and creativity as proposed by long-learner, English teacher can continue
Partnership postulated previously. their education into higher level.
Specifically, this can make students be Fortunately, teachers who want to get
accustomed to answer high level of scholarship can apply some scholarships in
questions which need deeper understanding Indonesia provided by government such as
even analysis of the problem solving as LPDP scholarship and DIKTI scholarship.
reflected in PISA test. Hopefully, the They also should keep in touch and update
improvement of Indonesia PISA result in with reading some education journals to
2105, released on the 6th of December 2016, capture the development of education.
can be maintained through the
implementation of alternative assessment. It Conclusion
is known that PISA result in 2012 has Being effective English teachers in 21st
placed Indonesia in the 64th rank among 65 century is the demand to prepare students
countries and PISA result in 2015 shows the for betterment and successful achievement
improvement that Indonesia is in the 69th in learning, life, and work. To embody these
rank among 76 countries in the world ideals of effective English teachers, they
(Coughlan, 2016). Nevertheless, the should comprehend the theoretical
achievement of Indonesia in PISA 2015 is foundations dealing with the 21st century.
still below the average of OECD They are 21st century skills and learning,
(Organization for Economic Cooperation the characteristic, skill and roles of effective
and Development) countries. Thus, it still English teacher in 21st century. Having
needs to be improved. One of example of those knowledge establishes the next steps
alternative assessment that can generate the as actualization of what effective English
advantages of it is portfolio which is teacher should do in 21st century namely
applicable to be an assessment tool on all being reflective English teachers,
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