EFFECTIVENESS OF ROLE-PLAYING METHODS IN DEVELOPING EFL FRESHMEN’S ENGLISH-SPEAKING ABILITY AT CAN THO COLLEGE, VIETNAM

Nowadays, the application of role-play in teaching language has widely been used in Vietnam and the world. This study aims to find out the impact of role-play on learners’ speaking performance. Participants were 81 English major students in their first year at Can Tho College. This empirical study followed a two-group pre-test and post-test design. Two instruments used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data were the questionnaire and speaking tests. Results show that there is a significant difference in speakers’ speaking performance between the two groups. Speakers in the experimental group outperformed the controlled group in speaking tests. Article visualizations