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Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Language Case Crafting (PBL-LcCRAFT) Model is a new PBL case design guide for language practitioners to craft PBL cases specifically for English Language teaching and learning. This paper describes five significant components in this new model that complement the 21 st century learning skills. Data illustrated in this paper were drawn from an action research project on PBL case design training and model for English language practitioners. The four steps in the action research approach namely plan, act, observe and reflect were closely followed within two cycles of the research procedure. Data collection tools were observation checklist and focus group interviews with a group of English Language practitioners. The collected data were then analysed using content analysis for emerging themes and the findings were used to develop the new model (PBL-LcCRAFT). The outcome of this study is the new model which is a guide for crafting PBL cases specifically for languages. This paper discusses five interrelated components in the new model (Ill-structuredness, Language in-use, Researching, Reasoning and Reflecting) which language practitioners considered as significant components in crafting language cases. The key findings presented here are the five interrelated components in PBL-LcCRAFT that have assisted the practitioners to craft cases and the symbiosis between these five components with

There is a misconception that 21st century education is all about using the right online tools. However

Teaching practicum is an essential part of teacher-training that provides real classroom engagement for a beginner teacher. It is considered as one of the most critical components of teacher preparation with the greatest impact on teacher quality (Mtika, 2011; Zeichner, 2010; Graham, 2006; Tang, 2003) and is significant for the development of their pedagogical skills (Kauffman, 1992). The sudden upsurge of the Covid -19 infections around the world in the first quarter of 2020, witnessed massive closure of schools worldwide in order to contain the spread of the pandemic. This unexpected turn of events had flipped the more traditional face-to-face method of teaching and learning into distance learning that requires 21st. Century technology and skills. This paper explores the experience of a group of trainee teachers from an institute of higher learning in Malaysia, at managing this unprecedented challenge in delivering education remotely via technology. Data were collected from interviews and supplemental written records in the form of lesson plans, teaching evidence, and online tools employed for teaching and learning. The findings show that the trainee teachers undergo varied and often challenging experiences in ensuring the continuity of curriculum-based education and the students’ progress in learning. Their successes in delivering the lessons amidst the novel encounters are the epitome of resilient and flexible teachers in the making.

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