Role play of teachers in the classroom enviroment

Role play in the classroom

1. Role play EHTV EHTS 3605

2. Advantage Creates opportunities for learners to speak in life-like situations Learn how to speak and interact in specific situation Formal Informal Learn how to improvise (Think on their feet) Become aware of appropriateness of utterances Learn acceptable social strategies

3. Advantages (2) Learn to express yourself (formulate) Based on real-life situations – prepares learners for life outside the classroom Problem solving skills

4. Disadvantages Have to overcome inhibitions of learners Classroom may become noisy Initially learners may feel stresses or embarrassed.

5. How Tell the learners : What the situation is What their roles are What their mood/feelings are Social and other relationships between the What the purpose is

6. Role play general Makes use of more than two skills Regular part of class activities Procedure: Described in handbook