Reduire/vaincre l'anxiete langagiere en production orale avec les jeux de roles : Une experience avec des etudiants de FLE de l'universite Anadolu

Speaking anxiety experienced by French language learners is what inspired the present study. The main purpose is to provide a better understanding of the anxiety level and its igniting factors of a group French language learners and relieve this anxiety with an appropriate teaching technique. To these ends, role play, which is believed to encourage students in groups to be more creative, active, and motivated, was used. The participants of the study are 17 first-grade students who signed up for speaking class at the Department of French Language Teaching, Anadolu University in the education year 2012-2013. Both qualitative and quantitative data were gathered. Foreign Language Student Anxiety Scale (FLSAS) was used as a pre and post-test to identify the anxiety level of the participants, and a speaking exam was administered to evaluate their speaking proficiency. After the treatment, a semi-structured interview was conducted with all the participants to find out the effect of role play technique on speaking anxiety and participants' belief about the process. The quantitative and qualitative findings of the present study show that this 8-week-role play treatment resulted in a statistically significant difference between the pre and post test results of the participants. When the test findings were compared, it was seen that the anxiety level of the participants decreased, and their speaking proficiency developed. The qualitative analysis of the interview data revealed that role play technique played a key role in relieving the participants' anxiety level. It also created a more creative learning environment, enhanced the participants' other language skills, and enabled cultural interaction. Furthermore, the treatment helped the participants express themselves better in public, have self-confidence, and feel more courageous. Mots-Clés : L'anxiété langagière, l'anxiété à parler, la production orale, les jeux de rôles