The skills and knowledge which university and college students will need for the 21 st century are unknowable. What is known is that flexibility, conceptual thinking, empathy, critical thinking and sophisticated communication skills are just some of the areas of expertise which need to be developed for the future. The following paper was delivered at The International Conference on Language Learning and Teaching in November 2015 in Dubai. The paper was delivered to university lecturers who are teaching students in English in L1 and L2 contexts in countries

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