The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of role-play using script making activity on fifth graders'
English reading and writing ability, and interest. In this research, instead of memorizing the given script, students made their
own role-play script. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, actual lessons were implemented on 5th grade students in H
elementary school for 8 weeks. To verify the effectiveness of this experimental lesson, two reading and writing tests and two
questionnaires on students’ interest toward English were implemented on the students before and after the experiment. The
conclusions obtained through this study were as follows. First, compared to the students who did role-play as given in their
textbook, students who experienced script making activities showed statistically significant improvement in their reading and
writing scores. Second, according to the questionnaires, script making activity generated statistically significant increases in
students' interest in English. In conclusion, role-play using script making activity is helpful in increasing both students' interest
and their reading and writing ability. Therefore, when revising the English textbook, it would be important to allow more
space for students to make their own role-play script instead of simply memorizing the given script.