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INTRODUCTION
1.1. TIIE STATEMET{T OF THf, PROBLEM:
<strong>tn</strong>ghsh langvage reaching and leamhg is ineffective in
sonaary sctrooti in Sa$a a (Yemen) Ihis is eoecled in 't
D.rfomance of the s<strong>hr</strong>d€flts not onlv in then €xaninations but also
in irEn inability to use EDglish in anv dedandits situadon in ewrv
&v life. Th€ Dossible caue for this is lhe passive role of lhe
leamex in the reaching,4eaming activities l-emer'cenlered
appr$ches give a cent al role to the leamers in the teaching/
leu.nine p.ocess lf a leamtr-c€ntered apprcach b adopted, the
t"ameri ian play an active mle in th€ lansuage classroom This
could otrel a solution to the Problem.
r.2. THE HYPOTHESES
a. Th€ null h)?othesis: ft is h)?oth€sized that ther€ is no
difference b€tw€en the perfomance of the experinqllal and co<strong>rt</strong>rol
srouDs as indicated in dEn means, ln other words, th€re is no
ditrerence between the leameFceDEred ieachitgleirning stvle dd
the raditional teacherceder€d one.
b. The Directioml (altern<strong>rt</strong>ive) hlTothesis. It is
hpothesized that thse is a difler€nce betwe€n th. exp€dme al
ad conrrol groups and the exp€rinental group performs be<strong>tt</strong>er ihan
fte cotrol one. Thjs rneans leamd{enteEd stvle of
leachins/leaming js b€<strong>tt</strong>er fts dte leacher-ce<strong>tt</strong>eren q?e.
To put lhis in the fom ofstatistics at 5 percent (0.05) level of
confidenc€, it becon€s:
a. The DuI LypothBb: Ho:lFics0