How role-play affects pre-schoolers' second language acquisition: Communicative strategies in a P5 class in a school in Osona
Year: 2018
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Nowadays a huge number of schools are introducing English as L2. Moreover, the relationship between play and children’s learning has been the focus of much recent research. So, this project’s aim is to observe how role-play influence children’s acquisition of a second language, and which strategies do they use to communicate. The study involves data collected from observing a specialist in English, as well as the ones I did interceding in this immersion. Moreover, recorded audios have been done and an interview to the English teachers has also been discussed and examined in order to corroborate this interpretative research. The results obtained clearly highlighted the relationship between role-play and children’s development of a second language, and how by providing an enriching environment we can significantly improve pupils’ communication competences and abilities.
Source: RIUVic (UVic-UCC)
Author: Carla López Vila
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2905334058