​1. Communication

Students as effective communicators use languages to engage in meaningful conversation, to understand and interpret spoken language and written text, and to present information, concepts, and ideas.

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2. Collaboration

Students as collaborators use their native and acquired languages to learn from and work cooperatively across cultures with global team members, sharing responsibility and making necessary compromises while working toward a common goal.

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3. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Students as inquirers frame, analyze, and synthesize information as well as negotiate meaning across language and culture in order to explore problems and issues from their own and different perspectives.

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4. Creativity and Innovation

Students as creators and innovators respond to new and diverse perspectives as they use language in imaginative and original ways to make useful contributions.

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5. Information Literacy

Students as informed global citizens access, manage, and effectively use culturally authentic sources in ethical and legal ways.

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6. Media Literacy

Students as active global citizens evaluate authentic sources to understand how media reflect and influence language and culture.

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7. Technology Literacy

Students as productive global citizens use appropriate technologies when interpreting messages, interacting with others, and producing written, oral, and visual messages.

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8. Flexibility and Adaptability

Students as flexible and adaptable language learners are open-minded, willing to take risks, and accept the ambiguity of language while balancing diverse global perspectives.

9. Initiative and Self-Direction

Students as life-long learners are motivated to set their own goals and reflect on their progress as they grow and improve their linguistic and cultural competence.

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10. Social and Cross-Cultural Skills

Students as adept language learners understand diverse cultural perspectives and use appropriate socio-linguistic skills in order to function in diverse cultural and linguistic contexts.

11. Productivity and Accountability

Students as productive and accountable learners take responsibility for their own learning by actively working to increase their language proficiency and cultural knowledge.

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12. Leadership and Responsibility

Students as responsible leaders leverage their linguistic and cross-cultural skills to inspire others to be fair, accepting, open, and understanding within and beyond the local community.

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Source: ACTFL 21st century skills list ​