As Wenden (1985) reminds us, there is an old proverb which states: “Give a man a
fish and he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish and he eats for a lifetime”. Applied
to the language teaching and learning field, this proverb might be interpreted to mean
that if students are provided with answers, the immediate problem is solved. But if
they are taught the strategies to work out the answers for themselves, they are
empowered to manage their own learning.