A Descriptive-Comparative Analysis of Apology Strategies: The Case of Iranian EFL and Malaysian ESL University Students

Autor/inn/en	Farashaiyan, Atieh; Amirkhiz, Seyed Yasin Yazdi
Titel	A Descriptive-Comparative Analysis of Apology Strategies: The Case of Iranian EFL and Malaysian ESL University Students
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 4 (2011) 1, S.224-229 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; English (Second Language); Language Usage; Questionnaires; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Interpersonal Communication; Responses; Responsibility; Cultural Influences; Iran; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sprachgebrauch; Fragebogen; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	This paper reports on a study that was carried out to describe and compare the apology strategies utilized by Iranian EFL and Malaysian ESL learners in confronting identical apology situations. For this purpose, data were elicited from 15 Iranian and 15 Malaysian students through a "Discourse completion tasks" questionnaire. The participants were of the same language proficiency. Results of the study showed certain similarities and differences in terms of frequency and typology of strategies used by Iranian and Malaysian students. The findings of this study might be of pedagogical help and significance to teachers, students and those interested in pragmatics in general and apology speech act in particular. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01