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    The English Teacher Vol. XLI(2) December 2012 USING THE PROBLEM SOLVING APPROACH TO TEACH WRITING TO EFL LEARNERS Hawanum Hussein Universiti Tenaga Malaysia Samsilah Roslan, Nooreen Noordin, Maria Chong Abdullah Universiti Putra Malaysia ABSTRACT Teaching adult EFL learners how to write in English can be a challenging task as teachers have to consider the students learning needs and expectations. This paper discusses past and present writing approaches highlighting some concerns of both teachers and academicians. The paper also provides a description of a trial run of the problem solving approach (PSA) that was used in a writing class for EFL students. This approach combines elements of two current approaches task-based learning and problem-based learning- in an attempt to find an approach that helps EFL students write better essays. Findings and recommendation of the trial run of the PSA are given at the end of the paper. Keywords : adult EFL learners, problem-based learning, task-based learning, language learning, writing skills Introduction Teaching writing skills is a challenging task. It becomes more difficult if the students come from various academic backgrounds and have different learning needs. Teachers teaching writing skills have many approaches and strategies to choose from to design their writing class. The communicative process approach is by far the most widely used approach in many Malaysian classrooms. However, many teachers in Malaysia find that the process approach in its entirety cannot be implemented due to many reasons. These would include time constraints, large classes and students who are too teacher dependent. Of late, there have also been calls for accuracy in writing classes after decades of focus on meaning. In addition to this, the English teacher hears about new approaches and strategies such as problem-based learning and using blogs to teach language. The writing teacher is sometimes left wondering how to devise a suitable lesson plan that incorporates both old and new knowledge about writing. This paper discusses a three-week trial run of a quasi experimental treatment. The

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