AFRREV STECH, Vol. 3(2) May, 2014 Copyright© IAARR 2014: www.afrrevjo.net 66 Indexed and Listed in AJOL, ARRONET AFRREV STECH An International Journal of Science and Technology Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Vol. 3 (2), S/No 7, May, 2014: 66-85 ISSN 2225-8612 (Print) ISSN 2227-5444 (Online) http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/stech.v3i2.5 BLENDING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS WITH THE TEACHING OF SUBJECT MATTER: CASE OF A GEOGRAPHY LESSON IN A MALAWI SCHOOL MGOMEZULU, VICTOR Y. Department of Geography and Earth Sciences Mzuzu University, Private Bag 201, Luwinga, Mzuzu 2, Malawi E-mail: mgomezulu@hotmail.com Phone: +265 993 962 871 SHAWA, LESTER B. Mzuzu University, Malawi & WAMBA, NATHALIS G. Queens College, CUNY, New York & Mzuzu University, Malawi Abstract Critical thinking skills are essential in education. Unfortunately, education policymakers and curriculum developers in Malawi have