ADVANTAGES OF ROLE PLAY METHOD IN TEACHING SPEAKING IN ESL CLASSES
Abstract
This article analyses the importance and advantages of role-play methods in teaching speaking skills as a one of the essential skill in ESL classes and its importance on learner’s acquiring language. In this article, as well as I will outline several different reasons for using role play in the classroom and I will offer some tips for getting the most suitable out of role play. Role playing is one of the large amount of drama activities which can be listed as a successful educational technique in the foreign language class because of present some important characteristics for its teaching : easy organization, flexibility , it can be open ended , it’s funny, it supplies a lot of different experiences , it helps students to deal with some social skills of language and it helps to remember of new vocabulary, expressions , word order and grammar.