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Muthusamy, Paramasivam; Farashaiyan, Atieh – English Language Teaching, 2016
The present study attempted to describe the request, apology, and request mitigation strategies utilized by international postgraduate students in confronting different situations. In addition, it examined the effects of the situational factors of social distance, power, and imposition on the students' choice of request and apology strategies as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Speech Acts
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Mahdi, Dawood Ahmed – English Language Teaching, 2014
The main purpose of learning a foreign language is to use it for meaningful and effective communication both inside and outside the classroom. This paper is devoted to identifying the main communication difficulties faced by EFL students at King Khalid University (KKU) and exploring the reasons that lie behind these difficulties. The paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), College Students, Oral Language