Day 15

 Role Play strategy

Concept:

It is any speaking activity where you either put yourself in someones shoe or create an imaginary situation and act. 

This role play strategy was brought by the physician  L.Moreno.

 In simple term Role playing is unprepared, unrehearsed dramatization.

  Features: Learning by acting.


Why use role play? 

1. It's fun and motivating.
2. Quieter students gets the chance to express themselves.
3. The world of classroom is broadened to include the outside world.
4. Teaching communication skills
5. Identifying options and solutions
6. Managing conflict.

Purpose of Role Play 

1. Provide students with opportunities to develop a range of communication and social interaction skills (listening, thinking, speaking, compromise, co-operation) [developing the communication skills]
2. Help students to understand the feelings and attitudes of others by experiencing situations rather than just hearing or reading about them.(teaches many lesson)
3. Develop students' self-confidence, self-esteem and self-image.
4. Encourage students to take a deep approach to learning(cognitive learning method)  
5. Give students practice at taking action on their own behalf and on behalf of others in real-world situations
6. Provide long term retention and stimulate interest.
7. Enhance active participation and decision making. 
8. For the exchange of knowledge.

Principle of Role Play strategy 
- Match the role play to the target concept. 
- Choose the technique with care

1. Group, pair or whole class.
2. ways of presentation.

- Ask leading questions and let them talk.
- Monitor your non- verbals

1. pay attention to body language
2. model the behavior.

- Preparation

1. define the problems
2. create a readiness for the role
3. establish the situation
4. cast the character
5. brief and warm up
6. consider the training

- Playing

1. acting
2. involving the audience
3. analyzing the discussion
4. evaluation

Procedural steps of role play strategy are:

1. Select or develop the role-playing scenario.
2. Have the role-play scenario reviewed.
3. Develop the students’ confidence.
4. Tell the students what they will be doing and why.
5. Select participants and explain their roles.
6. Explain what you expect from the audience.
7. Commence the enactment.
8. Discuss, evaluate and debrief.

Summary of the steps

1. Prepare a class
2. Giving clear instruction
3. Act out role play
4. Discussion

Advantages

1. Students interest in the topic is raised
2. Active participation
3. Long term retention
4. It enhances communication skills and interpersonal skills
5. It can be used with individual or in group situation
6. Teaches empathy and understanding of different perspectives
7. It develops confidence and self efficacy
8. Immediate feedback about the learners
9. Develops competence
10. Useful for various topic(like interview, counselling,etc..)
11. Require mental and physical activity(body posture and gesturing.)
12. Reduces  boredom.

Disadvantage

1. Less effective in large groups (Chaos).
2. Teacher must accept her new role where she/he dose not dominate the classroom.
3. Embarrassment for the students
4. Can lack focus unless well planned and monitored.
5. Can be unpredictable in terms of outcomes.
6. Can be time consuming.