Role-play activities to foster speaking skills in the teaching of English at Cienfuegos University Languages Center
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https://doi.org/10.62697/rmiie.v1i1.5Keywords:
Role- play , elementary level , learning, foreign languageAbstract
The students in our classes are unique in their personalities, cultural experiences and values. If we are to be successful in leading our students through the task of learning, we must provide a variety of learning approaches so that these differences can be recognized and provided for in every classroom. While teaching a course to a group of workers from Palmares Hotel Group company, it was necessary to present the contents in a way they could actually acquire the knowledge they needed to carry out their labor successfully. The group was formed by a wide variety of employees both in terms of age and occupation within the company and it included animal trainers, security guards, janitors and office personnel that were supposed to use the foreign language to an elementary level. Taking into account these characteristics, a set of activities was designed in order to make them more appealing to the students and closer to their working needs. The results were positive regarding language acquisition and the satisfaction of all participants involved.
Keywords:
Role- play, elementary level, learning, foreign language.
RESUMEN
Los alumnos en nuestras aulas son únicos en sus personalidades, experiencias culturales y valores. Si queremos tener éxito en guiar a nuestros estudiantes en su aprendizaje, tenemos que asegurarles una gama de enfoques para que estas diferencias puedan reconocerse y atenderse en cada aula. Durante la impartición de un curso de inglés a un grupo de trabajadores del Grupo Hotelero Palmares, fue necesario presentar los contenidos de forma que pudieran realmente adquirir el conocimiento que necesitaban para enfrentar su labor de forma satisfactoria. El grupo estaba conformado una amplia variedad de empleados tanto en términos de edad como de ocupación e incluía entrenadores de animales marinos, guardias de seguridad, conserjes y personal de oficina que debía usar el idioma extranjero a un nivel elemental. Tomando en consideración estas características, se diseñó un grupo de actividades de juego de roles que les resultara atrayente y más cercana a sus necesidades laborales. Los resultados fueron positivos tanto en términos de adquisición idiomática como en el nivel de satisfacción de todos los implicados.
Palabras clave:
Juego de roles, nivel elemental, aprendizaje, lengua extranjera.
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