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ENHANCING THE STUDENTS’ 21st CENTURY SKILLS THROUGH WORDLESS PICTURE BOOKS: A NEED ANALYSIS
Dwi Indra Aprilliandari, Rindu Handayani

Last modified: 2023-01-25

Abstract


This paper intended to find out the enhancement of the student’s English skills through Wordless picture books based on 21st century learning. Through wordless picture books, the students get to know a story through pictures and will use their imagination to interpret the story. It also develops their reading habits. This paper focused on the use of Wordless picture books as one of the strategies to make students interested in learning English with engaging media. Furthermore, a need analysis conducted related to wordless picture books aims to describe the students’ needs toward the enhancing their 21st century skills especially in English subject. The result from need analysis that wordless picture books were more attractive to use as media to improve the students’ 4C skills. It is showed through the data were obtained by researchers from questionnaires. The students can be more creative in describe a picture and also sharpen the critical thinking just using wordless picture books the picture. And the result showed that there is still a lack of wordless picture books used among students. The students have no clue what is wordless picture books and need explanations further related to the pictures. The students also found difficulties when it comes to how to explain the storyline.

 


Keywords


21st century skills, English skills, need analysis, wordless picture books

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