A Study of Apology Strategies Used by Iraqi EFL University Students

Autor/inn/en	Ugla, Raed Latif; Abidin, Mohamad Jafre Zainol
Titel	A Study of Apology Strategies Used by Iraqi EFL University Students
Quelle	In: International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 5 (2016) 1, S.32-38 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2252-8822
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Second Language Learning; Psychological Patterns; English (Second Language); Mixed Methods Research; Questionnaires; Interviews; Communicative Competence (Languages); Communication Strategies; Communication Skills; College Students; Discourse Analysis; Student Attitudes; Behavior Patterns; Iraq + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Kommunikationsstrategie; Kommunikationsstil; Collegestudent; Diskursanalyse; Schülerverhalten; Irak
Abstract	This study was aimed at exploring apology strategies of English used by Iraqi EFL students, apology strategies in Iraqi Arabic and the pragmatic strategies of Iraqi EFL students in relation to the use of apology as a speech act. The data analyzed in this study were collected in Al-Yarmouk University College and University of Diyala. The study was mixed method in nature using a questionnaire and an interview adapted from previous studies. The quantitative data was obtained from fifty-five Iraqi EFL students using Discourse Completion Task Questionnaires (DCTQ) while the qualitative data obtained from individual interviews carried out with twelve Iraqi EFL students. The results were showed different kinds of apology strategies used by Iraqi EFL students. A new classification of apology strategies was provided in this study. Results of the study showed that Iraqi EFL students used a variation of apology strategies, they were well aware of how to use adequate apology forms to meet the requirements of specific situations and relationships, and they felt the need for explaining and avoiding interpretation of their response as an apology. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01