The Urgency of 4 C Skills in the 21st Century in English Learning

The learning process changed from teacher centered learning to the students centered learning. This concept actually already existed in the Law No 20 2005. In facing 21st century, the mastery of more than one languages also needed to adopt the new technology in doing teaching and learning process. So, the educational institutions especially universities have great responsibilities to produce competent graduates. The purpose of this research is to know about the urgency of the implementation of 4C skill in the 21 century in English learning in English Department at Muhammadiyah University of Sumatra Utara. Descriptive qualitative method used in this paper. The data taken not only from the literature review but also from questionnaires given to the students especially in English department at Muhammadiyah University of Sumatera Utara. Then, the data displayed in percentage. The result showed that most of students (87.5%) agree to implement 4C skill otherwise only 12.5 % students don’t agree. Therefore, the educational process in the university must be carried out the 4 C skills namely critical thinking and problem solving, communication, creative thinking skill and collaboration. These 4C skills can be applied in all methods of learning including learning English.