Role play and
simulations in English
speaking
Presentation done
by Yuliya Khizhniak
teacher of English
and German languages
School 32
Different Speaking Events
Speaking Events
Interactive
Non-interactive
Planned
Unplanned
Conversational Strategies
Conversational rules and
structure
Survival and repair
strategies
Real talk
Speaking
can be characterized by the
pattern
Plan
Perform
Analyze
Repeat
Teacher needs to play
a number of different roles
Prompter
Participan
t
Feedback
provider
Classroom Speaking Activities
Acting from
a script
Communication
Games
Discussion
Classroom
Speaking
Activities
Prepared
Talks
Simulation and
Role Play
Questionnaires
A role-playing game is a game in which
the participants assume the roles of
fictional characters……
Simulation and Role Play
can be used to
• to encourage general oral fluency
• to train students
for specific
situations
• to improve the
students oral
performance
Role Play Strengths
Helps make abstract problems
more concrete
Facilitates expression
Involves applying knowledge
of attitudes and feelings
to solving problems
Demonstrates a practical
integration
of knowledge, skills, abilities
Facilitates learning
across many areas
of curriculum content
Provides immediate feedback
Promotes lifelong learning
Develops sympathetic
understandings
Components of Role Playing
• a clearly defined and simple "situation"
applicable to the problem or issue at hand
• written descriptions of the "roles"
(characters) for participants to play
• goals to be accomplished during the
session
• a trained small-group leader/facilitator
• sufficient time for each participant to speak
• an overall time limit for the session
• an evaluation period
Role-playing
Simulation
The materials
The materials for the simulation should be
more varied and complex to suit the multilayered structure of a simulation
Role plays make use of two types of
materials
Role cards
Cue cards
The examples of Role Play
• Role Play A
• You are the parent of a six-year-old girl. You are doing your best
to bring up your child, and you are moderately strict. The big
problem, you feel, is your own parent (your daughter's
grandparent), who lives with you. He/she is always spoiling your
child. You want this to stop, and you will now complain to your
parent. Here are some examples of the behavior that upsets
you:
• Giving her too much candy & too many sweets in general
(cakes, etc.)
• Allow her to leave her meals half-eaten.
• Letting her watch too much TV
• Buying her too many toys
• Allowing her to stay up as late as she likes
• Buying her whatever she wants in the supermarket
• (Think of MORE!)
• You remember that your parent was much stricter with YOU
when you were a child!
• You will speak first. Say, "Mom/Dad, could we talk, please?
There's something I've been meaning to discuss with you."
Then listen and respond.
• Role Play B
• You are the parent of a grown-up child who has a six-year-old
daughter. You live together, and these past six years you have
really been enjoying being a grandparent. You feel it's more
fun than being a parent, because you have all of the
pleasures of parenthood without the heavy responsibilities. In
recent years, your philosophy of child-rearing has changed.
• You now believe:
• Children should enjoy food & eat what they like.
• Forcing a child to eat can lead to weight problems.
• TV helps develop a child's imagination.
• Toys & other playthings are essential to a child's
development.
• Children have lots of energy, and shouldn't be put to bed too
soon.
• It's best to let children learn to make decisions (about
shopping, etc.)
• Right now you son/daughter wants to speak with you. He/she
will speak first. Listen and respond.
Role-playing games are of great value
as a teaching technique
As soon as the mind and mind
identification return; you're no
longer yourself but a mental
image of yourself and you start
playing games and roles again to
get your ego needs met.
Eckhart Tolle