The 21st century literacies and skills Globalization and Multicultural Literacy Social Literacy Media Literacy Financial Literacy Cyber/Digital Literacy Eco-literacy (Ecological Literacy) Arts and Creativity Literacy What is Globalization? According to Joseph E. Stiglitz (2002), globalization is the closer integration of the countries and people of the world brought about by the enormous reduction of costs of transportation and communication, and the breaking down of artificial barriers to the flows of goods, services, capital, knowledge, and people across borders. Held, et al. (1999) defined that globalization captures elements of a widespread perception that there is a broadening, deepening and speeding up of world-wide interconnectedness in all aspects of life, from the cultural to the political, the financial to the environmental. Cole (2018) shared that according to sociologists, globalization is an ongoing process that involves interconnectedness changes in the economic, cultural, social and political spheres of society. Beck (2000), defined globalization as a process through which transnational actors undermine sovereign national states with varying prospect if power, direction, identities and network. Globalization is the process of interaction and integration between people, business entities, governments, and cultures from other nations, driven by international trade and investment and supported by information technology (Levin Institute, 2017). What is multicultural literacy? Taylor and Hoechsmen (2011) shared that multicultural literacy is defined through the idea of an inclusive and diverse education system where students of all cultural backgrounds are provided with the respect and recognition they deserve in the classroom. It is through this literacy that we must foster certain pedagogies concerning both social justice and social difference in the classroom. Boutte (2008) discussed how by fostering both critical thinking and culturally sensitive pedagogies to bring explicit attention to society-related cultural issues, in hope to positively impact diverse learners in the classroom through giving recognition to the barriers they may face through educational institutions. O’Byrne and Smith (2015) stated how through the use of multicultural literacy, culturally marginalized students feel more respected and comfortable in the classroom as they genuinely feel their needs are being met and their voices are being heard. Banks and Stark (2003) stated that although literacy is essential that all students acquire the basic literacy and computational skills, this is not enough. Students should also acquire the skills, attitudes and commitments to be reflective, moral and active citizens in a troubled global world. We define multicultural literacy as the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure that any communication with a culture different from our own is clear, productive, and respectful such that their differences are celebrated