Influence of Social Power on Perception of Speech Act of Apology by Jordanian Second Language Speakers

Autor/in	Al-Khaza'leh, Bilal Ayed
Titel	Influence of Social Power on Perception of Speech Act of Apology by Jordanian Second Language Speakers
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 14 (2018) 1, S.211-229 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Al-Khaza'leh, Bilal Ayed)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	Speech Acts; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Semitic Languages; Language Variation; Language Attitudes; Power Structure; Social Distance; Pragmatics; Transfer of Training; Teaching Methods; Curriculum Development; Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; Jordan; United Kingdom; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprechakt; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Sprachenvielfalt; Sprachverhalten; Pragmalinguistik; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Großbritannien
Abstract	The present study aimed at investigating the influence of social power, as a social hierarchy, on perception of speech act of apology by 40 Jordanian second language speakers (JL2Ss) compared to that of 40 Jordanian non-English speakers, those whose English proficiency is low (JNESs) and 40 English native speakers (ENSs). Discourse Completion Test (DCT) and Scaled Response Questionnaire (SRQ) were used to elicit data from the three groups of participants. For data analysis, one way ANOVA, post hoc pair comparisons statistical tests were employed. Similarities and differences between Jordanian Arabic and British English cultures were detected. Social power found to have an impact on Jordanian participants perception significantly higher than ENSs. Moreover, significant mean differences among the three groups regarding their perception of the four context-internal variables were also found. Further, results showed that although JL2Ss are highly proficient in English they still lack the required sociopragmatic competence which consequently led to negative sociopragmatic transfer. The study concludes with some pedagogical implications, findings could benefit EFL course designers and teachers to develop EFL curricula in Jordan which may remedy the JL2Ss lack of pragmatic knowledge of the target language and reduce pragmatic failure across cultures. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01