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ESL students' perceptions of role-play activities
Abstract
There has been significant discussion on the use of role-play activities. Proponents of role-play believe that the activity provides learners with opportunities to communicate freely and spontaneously in different situations. However, researchers have also identified issues that may jeopardize the effectiveness of role-plays. Despite the debate, few studies have focused on the students' point of view. The current qualitative study investigated ESL students' perceptions of role-play activities drawing on observations, questionnaires, and interviews. The results showed that the participants recognized several benefits (e.g., improving oral proficiency, acquiring vocabulary, and rehearsing for real-life communication) while also acknowledging some limitations such as artificiality and lack of vocabulary and ideas.
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“Role-playing in various situations with differing topics does provide students with new vocabulary in speaking (Tran, 2017; Ramos, 2002), which is also confirmed in this study.”
From USING ROLE PLAY TO MOTIVATE HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EFL SPEAKING CLASSES (2024) · cites this paper as Ramos, 2002
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- Authors
- Ramos, F. B. R.
- Affiliations
- West Virginia University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ramos, Flavia Bonella Ribeiro
- Publisher
- West Virginia University Libraries
- Published
- 2002-12-01
- OpenAlex
- W3133773409
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2019: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2012: 1
- Type
- dissertation
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Research Repository @ WVU (West Virginia University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Social Sciences › Education › English Language Learning and Teaching
- Keywords
- role play, ESL learners, student perceptions, English as a second language, speaking skills, vocabulary acquisition, classroom communication
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