Becoming Life-long Learners: Preparing EFL Students for the Future

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty of Education, Menoufia University, Egypt.

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This paper aims to shed light on preparing students majoring in EFL for the future and helping them to become life-long learners. They should be prepared to 21st century with its skills including 4 cs. These comprise communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. They should also be trained to become life-long learners. Life-long learning enables students to learn continuously regardless of time or place. It also requires that EFL students learn how-to-learn, learn how to work, learn how live with others, and learn how to be. To achieve such requirements, EFL teachers should help students learn through self-directed learning (autonomous learning), project-based learning and challenge-based learning. Definition, importance and how to use such strategies in EFL classes are dealt with.

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