ICOLEESS 2 ARABIC L EARNING BASED HIGHER OR DER T HINKING S KILLS (HOTS) T HE 2 1st CEN TURY 1 Ayu Desrani, 2 Depi Kurniati, 3 Asih Indartiwi, 4 Kamila Adnani, 5 Mar’atun Naziroh 1,2,3,4,5 Postgraduate Uin Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia Email: 1 aydesrani@gmail.com 2 depi.kurniati07@gmail.com 3 asihindartiwi1996@gmail.com 4 adnani.kamila@gmail.com 5 nazirohmaratun@gmail.com Abstract: In the 21st century, Indonesia is faced with the swift current of globalization which is a process of order that is owned by people globally without knowing boundaries. This has happened in all areas of life, one of which is education. Education in Indonesia is considered to be the cause of the nation's deterioration because our education does not produce competent human resources so that Indonesia is unable to compete with workers in the ASEAN countries because Indonesia is only ogled as unskilled laborers, not skilled workers. To overcome this need a change in learning is no exception in the process of learning Arabic by having a number of abilities needed in the 21st century, namely changing the mindset of students from low-level thinking into high so that students are accustomed to learning "The 4cs" Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration. This research aims to improve human resources in learning Arabic to compete in the 21st century. The research is, qualitative research with literature study methods reviewing books and journals which will produce Arabic learning concepts in the 21st century. Keywords: Arabic Learning, Hinger Order Thinking Skills, 21st Century Introduction 21st Century learning is a national focus in advancing education in Indonesia. The growth and development of education in this century is very rapid, it characterized by the ease of accessing information quickly using available information technology. 21st Century is known as the age of knowledge (knowledge age), namely the fulfillment of human needs based on knowledge. Some educational studies indicate that the skills of students from basic and high levels are still very lacking incompetence, this is seen with the level of critical thinking, communicating and working in teams that are rarely applied. Judging from the results of trilling and Fadel studies that high school, diploma, and college graduates are still lacking competence in the following matters [1]; 1) oral and written communication, 2) critical thinking and problem-solving, 3) teamwork and collaboration, 4) work in different groups, 5) work ethics and professionalism, and 6) use technology. The ASEAN Business Outlook survey in 2014 reported Education in Indonesia considered to be the cause of the nation's downturn because our education did not produce competent human resources so that Indonesia was unable to compete with workers in the ASEAN