Using this strategy in the classroom allows students
the “opportunity to discuss and use the vocabulary in
context through role-playing.”
Students work in small groups to create a mini role-
play presentation. Students give the audience a look at
the various contexts the vocabulary words could be
used in.
FIRST:
Select a group of vocabulary words to teach the students,
choosing about 5-10 words
Carefully pronounce the words for the students and have
the students practice pronouncing them
Discuss with students the various ways the words can be
used
Work with students by asking them if any words are
similar and having them sort them into categories
NEXT:
Break the students into small groups and give each
group five words, making sure that groups get the same
words.
Give students time to work in their small groups to
create a script that uses all of the vocabulary words.
Students will then perform their skit in front of the
class.
Implications for Classroom
Management
Materials needed: a pencil, a paper to write out their
role-play script, and any props.
This will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
The first 10 minutes should be spent on explaining the
strategy, giving out the vocabulary words, and allowing
students to settle into their groups.
The second half should allow students enough time to
work on their role-play script as a group and present
their skits in front of the class.
Comprehensible Input
Use visuals by displaying each vocabulary word on its
own card and holding it up in front of the class.
REPEAT words!
Use longer and natural pauses to give students time to
listen, comprehend, and formulate questions.
Ask students questions, frequently, to check for
understanding.
It Meets the Needs of the ELL
Population
It will introduce new vocabulary in a way for students
to relate it to their own lives and creatively
demonstrate the newly learned vocabulary through
role-play.
It extends their communicative competence using
English to interact with one another inside the
classroom, and using English to provide subjectmatter information in spoken and written form.
They will be able to visualize the vocabulary words
through the different contexts that each group
chooses.
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