The Effectiveness of a Role-Play Activity in Practicing EFL Learner’s Communicative Skills
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Role-play Activity, Communicative Skills, EffectivenessAbstract
Role-play activity is a teaching technique in EFL learners’ classroom that encourages students to actively participate in the English learning process. Role-play activity is interactive and can help students connect reality with books. In role-play activity, different forms of activities guide students to proficiently grasp English oral communication knowledge and improve their communication skills. This article mainly explores how effectiveness of using the three types of role-play activities in English teaching classrooms, mainly scripted role-play, semi-scripted role-play and non-scripted roleplay, to improve EFL learners’ communication skills.
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