The Effect of Role-Play through Dialogues vs. Written Practice on Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners’ Knowledge of English Idioms

This study aimed to investigate the effect of role-play through dialogues vs. written practice on Iranian intermediateEFL learners’ knowledge of English idioms. The question this study tried to answer is if role-play through dialoguesvs. written practice has a significant effect on Iranian intermediate EFL learners’ knowledge of English idioms. Tofind the answer to the question, 30 intermediate level students from Iranian institute were selected. They were bothmale and female. Intermediate level students who were dealt for the current study were selected because they werelearning all skills of language at the same time, they were familiar with words, and their English proficiency wasenough to speak English and understand the importance of speaking. The students were selected administrating OPTwhich divided into two groups, one experimental group (Role-Play through Dialogues) and one control group (WrittenPractice). The results of this study revealed that the experimental participants performed better on learning idiom.

Keywords:

role-play , dialogues , written practice , English idioms , semantic , etymology