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The Abshact:
The study, in hand, is a, experimcn al b"e of s<strong>hr</strong>dy in the
field of English larguage t@hingnearning @LT) in <strong>tn</strong>e Republic
of Yemen. The ain is to investigate th€ possibility of adopting a
l€amer-centered apFoacb lo ELT. The thesis .nnsists of eiSht
In the first chapter the problem is slat€d in a fom of
stalemenl. It says ilrat Enslish langlage in secotdary shools iD
pa<strong>rt</strong>icular is ineffeclive. This ineffectiveness, according to the
researcher, is a<strong>tt</strong>riblted to the traditjonaj teacher-centsed teaching
approaches cuently in use. As a solution to this problen! lhe
les€archer suggests adoptiDg a le3meFceniered approacb to ELT in
secondary schools. Nex! tle bypotheses re presen&d; the null
hnolhesis assumes dtst there is no differetce betwed th€
.xp.rimef,tal dd control group. Th€ alterMtive hFoth€sis,
rherefore, assun€s that therc is a difrerence and that tl|e
experin€ "1 group will pe.form bener tha' the codrol one. Then
rhe rarioMle of the s$dy js gjven. Unde<strong>rt</strong>aking such a r6e4h is
justified on the srcud rh3t dris iretrectiveness in English ldguage
teachingleaning is wonh of irvestigation Morcover learErcentered
approaches ensure an aclive role on the p3<strong>rt</strong> ofthe leamer.
Ir is also in consonance with the requirements ofthe nodem society
in which democlacy, individuality, fieativity and responsibility are
lh€ rui€ mther lhan the exceptjor. It is fiom the school dEt th€se
ideals are to be $aned. The language classroom is &e 6rst to begin
wilh. The chapter ends up with t<strong>hr</strong>ee <strong>rt</strong>rair questions to be answered
by the end of the erysilrHt.
Chapter two gives a briefpicnl'e ofsemndary $hool sysrem
in Yemeo with spccific referencc to $e status of ELT jn the
system. Though this chapter looks as if il is irelevmt to the min
lopic, yet lh€ researcber firds n quite hclpftl to present sucb
information about the area and contexl of the rcsedch. Tlis will
ir easy for the Eader to follow ard make seN oftbe study.
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