REDUIRE L’ANXIETE LANGAGIERE EN PRODUCTION ORALE: JEUX DE ROLES EN FLE
DECREASE LANGUAGE ANXIETY IN SPEAKING: ROLE PLAY IN FRENCH FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASS

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of the anxiety level of a group of French language learners and to reduce this anxiety by appropriate teaching techniques. Role play, which is believed to encourage students in groups to be more creative, active, and motivated, is used. The participants of the study are 17 first-grade students who signed up for speaking class at the Department of French Language Teaching. Both qualitative and quantitative data were gathered. Foreign Language Student Anxiety Scale (FLSAS) was used as a pre and post-test to identify the anxiety level of the participants, and a speaking exam was administered to evaluate their speaking proficiency. After the treatment, a semi-structured interview was conducted with all the participants to find out the effect of role play technique on speaking anxiety and participants’ belief about the process. The findings show that this 8-week-role play treatment resulted in a statistically significant difference between the pre and post test results of the participants. When the test findings were compared, it was observed that the anxiety level of the participants decreased, and their speaking proficiency developed. The interview data revealed that role play technique played a key role in reducing the participants’ anxiety level. It also created a more creative learning environment, enhanced the participants’ other language skills, and enabled cultural interaction.

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