The effect of role play on improving Arabic speaking skill of Bachelor’s students in Imam Sadiq University by using the instructional skill of the teacher

Role play is one of the creative techniques in language teaching which not only leads to deep learning, but also is very exciting and interesting. This research investigated the effect of role play based on the communicative approach and instructional skills of the teacher on improving Arabic speaking skill of female students of Imam Sadiq University, 2017. The technique improved Arabic speaking skill of junior students of Jurisprudence significantly. The research method was experimental in that students were randomly divided into two homogeneous groups of 19. Pre- and post-tests were used to collect the necessary data. Results showed that role play had a significant effect on improving Arabic speaking skill of the students. Also, the findings showed that there was a significant difference in learning this skill between the students of these two classes. In the class where the teacher used role play in addition to the communicative approach, the speaking skill of the students improved more. The other result of role play technique was developing attitudinal and sentimental potential of the students.