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Usually activiti€s, which encounee thinkin& take the fom of
'[obkns t ^ t:€\e to b solved by $€ learneF. RefeEing io this
fom Wngbl (1987: 86) says:
"Ihis pru'ted elvins is a relatiwl, atu imwtioh in INg@Ae
teachi,E th.t aiN at ercowasing leM to thinh dn.al, obou
th. wtu jn *hich ther liw anll c<strong>tt</strong> th. !M. AM @q<strong>tn</strong> bn3@8e
to elr. tun d.r to da, Foblew".
So at th€ <strong>hr</strong>an of this fom of dinking activity, drc focu is on dle
je{m€r and h panicdar oa his mcnd side.
ln dl€ ,eachins @ierial in iise in th€ Y€meni schools,
pa<strong>rt</strong>icuiarly in the otd t€xbooh activities are not designed as
problem. But afrer a slight dodification to lhe *!y of kaching
ib€se &tivities iD tbe selected l[it, i0any ofiroG€ l.ssoDs nnD ord
to b€ of a problem nanne. This is what was done in rhe exFrin€nt;
lhe shdents b.d io appioacb th€ bsk as a problem that require, a
solLtion. Th€y can achiqe this duoush a nmber oftechniques like
discussion in pans or gnrys etc. Most of the lcssm @ b€ i'e3ted
this my. For exanple. lesson (l) in the wo* book lold ten], h the
sw v;t l.hootins aherutie.s to f sirq bknk), e @siEt
text as ir app€a.s do€s not give th€ inpression thlt it is a wlDle
irlegBted iext that has a general reajng rath$ thar a isolaied
senlences. The studenrs, a, well a3 fie reacher teat it is isolated
s€ eilcer. Afrer dF adapiation the case is differ.nt; tbe studsts
have to read tle pdsaae as an ini.gmted !ext. Ther! they @
sinply be arkd to fnd tbe over whole neaning of thal l'N€ge. ID
additioq qety blant cd also bc lrcated a a problcm in ils own
ridt jn which the studetu har€ ro find th€ p.op€r answer. Ttle
problen of concem herc is mt a problein in rhe tru€ s€nse of the
word. Bd one hll to admit $at there i! som€ Hnd of @ntal
chaloAe io the shlddts-
Sirce tle !€aching pass.g. Fesred alovc B a gn<strong>rt</strong>l,nar
l€$on, and gran"ar is a Mjor clDcm fu Yenenis bob teachen
and leamers, ;t is a good oppo<strong>rt</strong>unity fo. the teacher to encourage
$e snrde s 10 discovs g?DrE lrd gl"l'ltE nics by rheDselves