Korean EFL Learners' Refusals to Requests and Their Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Park, Ye Lin; Oh, Sun-Young
Titel	Korean EFL Learners' Refusals to Requests and Their Perceptions
Quelle	In: English Teaching, 74 (2019) 4, S.75-103 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1017-7108
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Language Proficiency; Pragmatics; Metalinguistics; Native Speakers; College Students; Oral Language; Role Playing; Speech Acts; Discourse Analysis; Nonverbal Communication; Interlanguage; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Social Status; South Korea (Seoul) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Pragmalinguistik; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Muttersprachler; Collegestudent; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Rollenspiel; Sprechakt; Diskursanalyse; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Zielsprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Sozialer Status
Abstract	The act of refusal takes place in everyday lives, but it has been discussed to be a difficult speech act for nonnative speakers. This study seeks to investigate Korean EFL learners' refusals in extended discourse along with their pragmatic perceptions. Sixteen college students were engaged in oral role-plays with two native English speakers and instructed to refuse the interlocutor's request. The refusal performances were analyzed using conversation analysis framework with respect to the interlocutors' different powers and the learners' proficiency levels. Learners also participated in retrospective verbal reports. Findings depict different verbal and nonverbal features illustrating learners' sensitivity towards higher status and their different linguistic abilities. Furthermore, their verbal reports revealed that despite their pragmatic awareness, learners were not fully equipped with appropriate L2 pragmatic knowledge. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Korea Association of Teachers of English. 6105 English Education Department, Chinju National University of Education, 369beon-gil 3, Jinyangho-ro, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, 52673, Republic of Korea. Tel: +82-42-629-7381; Fax: +82-42-629-7320; e-mail: katejournal29@gmail.com; Web site: http://journal.kate.or.kr/
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Update	2024/1/01