The Nursing Students’ Beliefs on the Recorded Role Play between a Nurse and a Patient as a Strategy to Enhance English Learning

Yoseph Edmundus Budiyana^1,2 
(1. Faculty of Letters, Soegijapranata Catholic University, Semarang, Indonesia; 2. Semarang State University, Indonesia)

Abstract: In pedagogical literature there is significant support for the use of video recording in general education. Audio can be used in numerous academic contexts. Recording role play between a nurse and a patient is important for teachers to provide nursing students with a study aid they can review after lecture. In addition, the audio recording can enable both teachers and nursing students to review the students’ role play sessions both for classroom discussion and the assessment at home in preparation for feedback and discussion in class the next day.

The objective of this study is to explore the nursing students’ beliefs on the recorded role play between a nurse and a patient as a strategy to enhance English learning. This research was conducted mainly within a scientific framework. Questionnaires were employed mainly to collect data. The subjects participating in this study were 117 students of nursing study programs of St. Elizabeth College of Health Sciences in Semarang, Indonesia.

The initial assumption that students were reluctant to have their teaching practice recorded due to initial feelings of embarrassment at conducting role play seems to be completely wrong based on the results of this research. With the recorded role play, the majority of the respondents felt they would be motivated and gain confidence in learning English. They also believed that they could improve their fluency and develop their vocabulary. Surprisingly, they found their recorded teaching practice not as something embarrassing or frustrating but challenging and fun.

Key words: role play, belief, communication