Doing role-play successfully in Japanese language classrooms

  • Bray E
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Abstract

Roleplay is a traditional EFL technique included in many books on EFL methodology as well as mass-market English textbooks. However, roleplay can be a challenge in Japanese EFL classrooms, and teachers are often wary of the uncomfortable silence that can result when trying this relatively open-ended activity with students accustomed to teacher-fronted classes and tightly controlled language-practice activities focused on form. In fact, roleplay can be a great tool for language learning and considerable fun for students and the teacher alike if set up and monitored carefully with attention to a few key points. When done successfully, roleplays can also transform the atmosphere of the classroom as students manage the risk and unpredictability of freer language use. ロールプレイは市販の教科書で使われているだけでなくEFL方法論テキストにも明記されている従来からあるテクニックである。しかしながら、教師主導型の授業や厳しく制限された言語形態重視の練習に慣れている学生相手に、この比較的無制限の言語活動を行うと不快な沈黙を伴うことが多く、日本の授業で行うには課題の多いテクニックである。だが実際、いくつかのカギとなる点を考慮に入れて注意深く組み立て調整すれば、学生にとっても教師にとっても言語学習の効果的、かつ楽しみを与えてくれる手段でもある。ロールプレイがうまく作動すると、学生は自由な言語活動が持つ危険性と予測不能性にうまく対処し、クラスの雰囲気は大きく変わるのである。

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Bray, E. (2010). Doing role-play successfully in Japanese language classrooms. The Language Teacher, 34(2), 13. https://doi.org/10.37546/jalttlt34.2-2

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