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An interlanguage pragmatic study of expressions of gratitude by iranian efl learners – a pilot study (2009).
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| Author | Farnia, Maryam Rozina, Raja Suleiman, Raja |
| Abstract | Interlanguage pragmatics research has contributed a great deal to our understanding of L2 pragmatic use but not so much to our understanding of L2 pragmatic development (Nguyen, 2005) due to the fact that the great majority of studies focuses on “L2 use rather than development ” (Kasper,1996:145). The shortage of developmental pragmatic research, as opposed to pragmatic performance, makes it an area of inquiry in SLA research (Rose, 2000). This pilot study examines the speech act of expressing gratitude among Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Data were collected from 2 groups of Iranian EFL learners, i.e. at intermediate and advanced levels of language proficiency, using a written Discourse Completion Task (DCT). L1 and L2 baseline data were also collected from a group of Iranian native speakers of Farsi and a group of American native speakers of English. The purpose of the present study is two-fold, i.e. to investigate the strategies Iranian EFL learners use when expressing gratitude and to |
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| Publisher Date | 2009-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Interlanguage Pragmatic Study Iranian Efl Learner Pilot Study L2 Pragmatic Use Great Majority Study Focus American Native Speaker Language Proficiency Pragmatic Performance Interlanguage Pragmatic Research Pilot Study L2 Baseline Data L2 Use Advanced Level Speech Act Discourse Completion Task Developmental Pragmatic Research Great Deal Present Study Sla Research Iranian Efl Learner Iranian Native Speaker L2 Pragmatic Development Foreign Language Strategy Iranian Efl Learner Iranian English |
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