Apology Strategies among EFL Postgraduate Learners
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This current study aimed at exploring the varieties of Apology Strategies (AS) used by EFL
postgraduate learners. Besides, it investigated the relationship between AS and the gender variable. The
Discourse Completion Test questionnaire (DCT) was employed as an instrument to utilize the purposes
of the study. The DCT was adopted from Harb’s study (2015). The respondents who participated in the
study were 84 EFL learners, 42 Males (M) and 42 Females (F) respectively, who were enrolled in the
master’s and Ph.D. programs at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU). The participants were from
different departments and nationalities. The findings revealed that Illocutionary Force Indicating
Devices (IFIDs), the accounts and reparation, were the most AS used by the respondents. Additionally,
there was not a significant relationship between AS and the gender variable among EFL postgraduate
learners. Based on the results, the current study provided limitations and implications for future
researches.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Türk Halk Bilimi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
20 Eylül 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
10 Ekim 2018
Kabul Tarihi
10 Mart 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 25 Sayı: 97