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Role play

Gillian Porter Ladousse

(Resource books for teachers / series editor, Alan Maley)

Oxford University Press, 1987

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Note

Bibliography: p. 178-181

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Provides guidance on the use of role play to develop fluency and to train students to deal with the unpredictable nature of language.

Table of Contents

  • Note: A full contents list at the front of the book provides a complete list of the activities, the suggested level and approximate time for each activity, and a description of what students are required to do. The summary below aims to give a general idea of the book's organization.
  • The author and series editor
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • How to use this book
  • 1. Preparing the ground (11 activities)
  • Activities which introduce students to the concept of role, particularly useful for classes in which students are self-conscious and reticent.
  • 2. Off the cuff (17 activities)
  • Improvised role plays, with particular attention paid to making sure students are not lost for words.
  • 3. Now tell me (13 activities)
  • Role plays based on an information gap, ensuring there is a good reason for communication to take place.
  • 4. Make up your mind (15 activities)
  • Role plays based on tasks which involve the students in reaching a group decision.
  • 5. Simulations (4 activities)
  • This section includes a complete simulation, followed by guidelines for writing simulations in a particular context. There are also descriptions of experiments by teachers who have adapted simulations to their own teaching environment.

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