Guechi Wassila, Souilah Safia2019-07-162019-07-162019-07-152019/039http://dspace.univ-msila.dz:8080//xmlui/handle/123456789/15197Abstract: 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.Keywords: Role-plays, EFL learners,cultural competence.Thesis