Role-play has been widely used as a teaching method
in the ESL/EFL classroom. This research aimed to
explore the effects of using role-play activities on
secondary school EFL students, specifically in the
context of Taiwan. The research focuses were placed
on examining students learning motivations,
attitudes, and speaking proficiency. Thirty-two
grade eight students from a single junior high
school in Taichung County were selected and further
involved in the required role-play activities, such
as acting out scripts in class. Both qualitative and
quantitative methods were...