Students’ Perceptions towards Using Role Plays in Teaching Oral Expression

Abstract

The aim of the present case study is to investigate the perceptions of English foreign language students towards using role-plays in teaching oral expression. It aims also to investigate the extent to which this technique helps promote the students' oral skills. It is set up on the hypothesis that effective learning of oral expression may be better achieved if role-plays are used as an alternative technique in teaching English oral expression. To check the validity of this hypothesis, a students’ questionnaire was administered to fifty second year English foreign language students at Mohammed Seddik Ben Yahia University, Jijel , and an interview was conducted with six students from the same level in order to investigate their perceptions towards using role plays in teaching oral expression. The results obtained show that using role-plays helps in promoting the students' oral skills. Thus, the hypothesis is confirmed.