Silence of Thai Students as a Face-Saving Politeness Strategy in a Multicultural University Context

Autor/inn/en	Ambele, Eric A.; Boonsuk, Yusop
Titel	Silence of Thai Students as a Face-Saving Politeness Strategy in a Multicultural University Context
Quelle	In: Arab World English Journal, 9 (2018) 4, S.221-231 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ambele, Eric A.) ORCID (Boonsuk, Yusop)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2229-9327
Schlagwörter	Pragmatics; Interpersonal Communication; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Peer Relationship; Ethnography; Language Proficiency; Self Concept; Language Usage; Communication Strategies; Interpersonal Competence; Foreign Students; Cultural Awareness; Foreign Countries; Psychological Patterns; Cultural Differences; Interaction Process Analysis; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pragmalinguistik; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Schülerverhalten; Peer-Beziehungen; Ethnografie; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Selbstkonzept; Sprachgebrauch; Kommunikationsstrategie; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Ausland; Kultureller Unterschied; Prozessanalyse
Abstract	Silence as a communicative act in face-to-face spontaneous interaction has been under-investigated in linguistic politeness research in Thailand. With the recent increase in the influx of foreign students gaining admission into Thai universities yearly, the result is that such universities will be a coexistence of cultures. This study therefore aims to investigate the situational face-threat contexts where Thai students use silence as a politeness strategy. This aim is guided by the main research question of what different situational face-threat contexts could lead to the use of silence by Thai students in their foreign-peer interactions in a Thai multicultural university context. Twenty students' interactions were sampled using micro-socio-ethnographic technique, with data from observation, interview, and questionnaire. The main findings revealed that: uncertainty of language proficiency, expected hurting words from interlocutor, and unexpected negative change in hearer's mood, amongst others, were the main circumstances where Thai students use silence as a face-saving politeness strategy. The findings imply better intercultural awareness in multicultural university contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01