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    Role play teaching method and Kiswahili language instruction in secondary schools in Kirinyaga Central Sub-County, Kirinyaga County, Kenya.
    (Chuka University, 2024) Njoka Njagi, A.; Ogembo, J. O.; Mbaka, P. K.
    Effective instructional process is reliant on suitable methods used during instructional process. Teaching and learning methods used in language learning should thus be chosen appropriately to realize educational goals in every curriculum. The study therefore sought to establish the influence of role play method on Kiswahili language instruction in Kirinyaga Central Sub-County, Kirinyaga County, Kenya. The study sought to find out activities in role play teaching method used in Kiswahili language instruction, establish the extent to which role play teaching method is being used in Kiswahili language instruction, determine the influence of role play teaching method on Kiswahili language instruction and to find out challenges that teachers encounter when using role play teaching method in Kiswahili language instruction in secondary schools. The study was guided by Discourse theory of language and Noam Chomsky language acquisition theory. Descriptive survey research design adopted targeted 4345 subjects comprising of 4125 form three students, 180 Kiswahili language teachers and 40 Heads of Kiswahili Subject from 40 secondary schools. A sample of 367 respondents that included; 321 form 3 students, 38 form 3 Kiswahili teachers and 8 Kiswahili Heads of Subject was determined based on Slovin’s formula. Multistage sampling involving stratified, simple random and purposive sampling methods were used. Questionnaires and interview schedule were used to collect data from sampled respondents. Data obtained was analyzed with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings showed that Kiswahili language teachers use various role play teaching activities in Kiswahili language instruction. Use of role play teaching method was also found to significantly influence Kiswahili language instruction. It is therefore recommended that Kiswahili language teachers should innovate to integrate more role play teaching activities in Kiswahili language instruction to facilitate better conception of the abstract concepts in the subject. The results from the study are significant in that they will add more insights on the instruction process of Kiswahili language in secondary schools. Role play; Kiswahili Language Instruction; Teaching Activities; Teaching Methods; Improvisation