Emotional Intelligence as the Predictor of Pragmatic Competence: A Closer Look at Iranian EFL Learners' Politeness Strategies

Autor/inn/en	Shirazi, Masoumeh Ahmadi; Nadoushani, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi
Titel	Emotional Intelligence as the Predictor of Pragmatic Competence: A Closer Look at Iranian EFL Learners' Politeness Strategies
Quelle	In: Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 16 (2016) 2, S.48-63 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1533-242X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Emotional Intelligence; Predictor Variables; Pragmatics; Competence; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Interlanguage; Positive Attitudes; Interpersonal Communication; College Students; Majors (Students); English Instruction; Intelligence Tests; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Multiple Choice Tests; Correlation; Multiple Regression Analysis; Attitude Measures; Interpersonal Competence; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Emotionale Intelligenz; Prädiktor; Pragmalinguistik; Kompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Zielsprache; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Collegestudent; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Korrelation; Interpersonale Kompetenz
Abstract	Interlanguage pragmatics concerns the inspection of interactions among people in society while they are aware of the effects that interaction imposes on them regarding culture, social values and individuals' peculiar interpretations. Of high value in social interaction, politeness is an essential constituent of interlanguage pragmatics. If considered as a skill required to cope with social environmental demands, Emotional Intelligence (EI) may play a part in modifying the interlanguage pragmatics and hence individuals' politeness in response to social interaction. This study investigates how emotional intelligence of L1-Persian EFL learners relates to politeness strategies utilized in requests. To this end, 150 male and female undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students majored in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) were randomly selected. Instruments of the study included Emotional Intelligence Appraisal Test, Multiple-choice Discourse Completion Task (MDCT), and a politeness questionnaire based on Brown and Levinson's theory of politeness. The results of correlational and regression analyses indicated that EI cannot predict politeness, whereas educational level and pragmatic competence can predict the EFL learners' politeness appreciated in requests in different scenarios. Of interest, the higher the level of education, the more pragmatic ability and politeness thereof. (As Provided).
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