were asked to give their opinions based on the listed statements. Generally, their perceptions were positive. Through role play, the students could improve their
speaking ability and motivate them to speak more. They may practice the role play more often to make themselves familiar with the process and situation.
By knowing the role play contributions for them, the researcher suggests that the students should pay more attention to the pronunciation in their role play
performances so that audience can understand the conversation clearly.
3. Next researchers
The researcher realizes that due to the limited time, this research is far from perfect. However, it is better to have more preparation and respondents to enrich the
results if one day there is a research on the similar topic. The next researchers should add more aspects of the role play technique and be more detailed.
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