Perception of Gifted Students towards Role-Play in Speaking Activities

摘要

This study attempts to explore the perception of role-play as a speaking activity among gifted students. The study intends to observe whether role-play motivates the gifted students to speak in English. The rationale for carrying out this study is to give useful information and understanding to the readers on the use of role-play activities in English language classrooms. The respondents of the study consist of fifteen form four students. The selection of the respondents was done by a teacher in Permatapintar to avoid any biasness. The study uses mix-method approach. The data was gathered through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. After gathering all the completed questionnaires from the respondents, total responses for each item were obtained and tabulated. The qualitative data were analyzed and categorized into themes, whereas quantitative data is analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results suggest that students enjoy carrying out role-play activities and it does encourage them to speak in English to a certain extent. The results also reflects the perception of gifted students were positive towards role-play activities.