ROLE PLAY GAMING AS A WAY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION TO MASTER ECONOMIC ENGLISH

Abstract

The author dwells on role play gaming as a tool to boost motivation and involve students in a thrilling process of discussions on topics that are concerned with a range of issues from the sphere of their future profession. At the seminars of Financial and Economic English they model the situations that spur their interest to express their opinions, argue and find possible solutions to the dilemmas. The author illustrates how exciting and helpful role plays can be for the students in their endeavors to improve their language ability and become fluent in English. It is evident that role play gaming may be an effective method in teaching English. The author recommends it to boost students’ motivation at the seminars, to motivate students and overcome their fear to speak English. The article concludes that the use of role-playing games to learn the vocabulary of a foreign language in higher education brings many benefits. They help students practice new words and phrases in real-life situations, develop communication skills, and increase confidence in using a foreign language. Role-playing games offer an interesting and exciting approach to learning a foreign language from the financial and economic field.