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"Sticking Points": Effects of Instruction on NNS Refusal Strategies.

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King, Kendall A.; Silver, Rita Elaine – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1993

The study described here investigated the refusal strategies of intermediate-level second language learners and the potential for developing sociolinguistic competence in nonnative speakers (NNS) through classroom instruction. Subjects were six college students of English as a Second Language, divided into treatment and control groups. The…

Descriptors: College Students, Communication Problems, Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language)