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Download full textOlshtain, Elite; Cohen, Andrew – TESL Canada Journal, 1990
Pre- and posttraining measurement of adult English-as-a-Second-Language learners' (N=18) apology speech act behavior found no clear-cut quantitative improvement after training, although there was an obvious qualitative approximation of native-like speech act behavior in terms of types of intensification and downgrading, choice of strategy, and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness, Language Enrichment
