UsingRole-playingTechniqueto EnhanceLearners’Cultural Competence.ThecaseofSecondYearEFLlearnersatAbdAlMajid Mezianesecondaryschool
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2019-07-15
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Thepresentstudyattemptstoinvestigatethefactofenhancinglearners’ culturalcompetencethroughtheuseofrole-playtechnique.Theparticipants of thisstudyareSecondYearLiteratureandForeignLanguagesatAbdAlMajid Mezianesecondaryschool.Itwasnoticeablethatlearnersfaceproblemsin differentsocialandculturalsituationswheretheyshouldspeakandact appropriately;theyareknowledgeablebuttheyareunabletopracticethis knowledgeinreallifesituations.Toachieveouraimsforthisstudy,the descriptivemethodischosen.Dataarecollectedthrougha mixed methodologybasedonqualitativeandquantitativemethods.Wehaveuseda classroomobservationasqualitativemethodwhereasaquestionnaireis chosenasaquantitativeone.Theresultsfromtheanalysisofthe questionnaireandthedescriptionofclassroomobservationhaveshownthat learnersweresomotivatedtolearnusingsuchtechniqueintheirclasses. Thus,werecommendEFLteacherstousethistechniqueintheirclassesto motivate learners andto help themincrease their level in English,especiallyits appropriate use in differenttargetsituations.
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Keywords: Role-plays, EFL learners,cultural competence.