The Impact of "Role Play" on Fostering EFL Learners' Speaking Ability: A Task-Based Approach

Autor/inn/en	Aliakbari, Mohammad; Jamalvandi, Behroz
Titel	The Impact of "Role Play" on Fostering EFL Learners' Speaking Ability: A Task-Based Approach
Quelle	In: Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 14 (2010) 1, S.15-29 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1345-8353
Schlagwörter	Speech Communication; Language Tests; Speech Skills; Teaching Methods; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Role Playing; Oral Language; Instructional Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; College Students; Pretests Posttests; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language test; Sprachtest; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Rollenspiel; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Unterrichtserfolg; Ausland; Collegestudent
Abstract	Marking as one dramatic turnover in language teaching, task-based language teaching (TBLT) has proved itself beneficial and effective in bringing about real situations of language use to take place and in satisfying communicative needs of learners while the former methods were unable to meet actual demands of learners to communicate in the target settings. Accordingly, it has been duly embraced by practitioners and material developers simply because it specially pays serious and real attention to oral abilities. Relying on the theoretical background of this paradigm, the current study focused on role-play as a praised technique in task based language teaching (TBLT) to investigate and display its effect on boosting EFL learners' speaking skill. Following the termination of the study, the findings indicated for a positive effect of TBLT-based role-play technique on the candidates' speaking skill. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10