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The full paper has been published in the Proceedings (Taipei: Crane Publishing, Ltd., 1994, 625-648).  \nAs always, this is copyright 1993, Brian David Phillips.  \nRole-Playing Games in the  \nEnglish as a Foreign Language Classroom  \nby  \nBrian David Phillips  \nDepartment of English National Chengchi University  \n1 INTERACTIVE DRAMAS [www.interactivedramas.info](www.interactivedramas.info)  \n\"Role-Playing is getting together with some friends to write a story. It's joining around a campfire or dining room to spin some tall tales. Role-playing is being creative and having fun with friends.  \nIn most role-playing games, one person plays the 'referee,' who can be thought of as the 'Editor' of the story. The Editor will, with input from you if you desire to give any, describe a world, or setting. You and your friends, as Players, will take a character and protagonist in this world, and guide your character through the story that you and your friends are creating. \"  \n-Jerry Stratton,  \nWhat Is Role-Playing?  \nAs part of our search to find classroom activities which facilitate language learning and yet provide students the opportunity to creatively use the language in a nonstructured way, many English teachers have turned to dialogues, open-ended scenarios, and role plays. There has of late been a movement towards even more free form classroom activities which are similar to the more traditional role plays but which descend more from serious gaming activities than  \nfrom improvisational theatre. In this paper, I will discuss the use of Role Playing Games (RPGs) in theEnglish as a Foreign Language Classroom.  \nTHE NATURE OF RPGS  \nFirst, RPGs should be distinguished from Language Role Plays, Classroom Dramas, and other more commonly employed classroom language learning exercises which teachers attending the conference may be more familiar  \nwith. RPGs are games played on a tabletop with pencil, paper, dice (often polyhedral), and a large dose of imagination (unlike the more usual language role plays which are acted out before a class, these games are non-performance oriented) . Players can be divided into two types: the referee (commonly called a Game Master or GM) and the players. The GM creates a scenario which he then sets in motion by explaining the situation to the players who have created Player Characters (PCs) to interact with one another and theGM's characters (Non-Player Characters or NPCs) during the game. Following a set of rules or guidelines,  \n2 INTERACTIVE DRAMAS [www.interactivedramas.info](www.interactivedramas.info)  \nplayers determine the success of their actions by rolling dice and consulting tables. Sometimes players will use miniature figures placed upon the tabletop to represent themselves in the game.  \nBasically, RPGs are Interactive Stories in which the GM furnishes the basic plot elements (often based in fantastic or heroic genres) and the players shape the narrative through their actions within the context of the game. The game is played through the verbal interchange of the players, making it ideal for language learners.  \nReverend Paul Cardwell, Jr., a long time advocate of RPG use in educational settings, likens the games to \"a sort of fairy tale written by a committee without an opportunity to re-write . . . [or] 'improvisational radio theater.' Role-playing forms other than in the fantasy genre are more like historical novels, adventure yarns, science fiction, etc   but the mechanics are still the same\" (1) .  \nBecause they are cooperative games, RPGs don't have winners or losers in the traditional sense of the terms. In most games--board games, card games, and dice games--there is","cbCaicESfRPWuVZF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicESfRPWuVZF","pdf",216292,"English","# Role-Playing Games in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom\n## The Nature of RPGs","[{\"question\":\"How are RPGs different from language role plays and classroom dramas?\",\"answer\":\"RPGs are tabletop interactive stories using pencil, paper, dice, and imagination, run by a referee or game master, rather than being acted out like typical classroom role plays.\"},{\"question\":\"Who are the main participants in an RPG?\",\"answer\":\"The referee (game master) creates the scenario and characters, while players create player characters that interact with the game master’s non-player characters.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are RPGs considered beneficial for language learners?\",\"answer\":\"RPGs rely on verbal interchange to move the story forward, giving learners a creative way to use language in a nonstructured setting.\"}]","Role-Playing Games in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom | PDF",1791307916,48]