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Simulation
Simulation is one activity that can contribute to a successful and highly enjoyable
experience. It engages students by placing them directly into the conflict of the real situation. It
comes alive as students interact with one another. It is related to Role Play, but in Simulation
students retain their own personas and are not required to pretend to be someone else. It is
seen as ways of bridging the gap between the classroom and the real world. This activity also
introduces a variety of ways to make the whole language learning process more interesting,
challenging and lively. The very nature of simulation makes it particularly suitable for use in the
ESP (English for Specific Purposes) class.
Generally, simulations have been used as a technique in education for a long time but it
has only recently been applied to language teaching. The use of simulation techniques has
been reported to be of high motivational value by researchers (Chauhan, 1979). This is one of
the most distinctive features of simulation which makes it acceptable at all levels of teaching
because if any teaching technique succeeds in creating motivation in learners all other
