The Speech Act of Requesting by Saudi ESL Learners

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" The Speech Act of Requesting by Saudi ESL Learners "
Alsakaker, Saleh Mohammad Morkus, Nader

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1054209
Doc. No	:	TL53326
Main Entry	:	Alsakaker, Saleh Mohammad
Title & Author	:	The Speech Act of Requesting by Saudi ESL Learners\ Alsakaker, Saleh MohammadMorkus, Nader
College	:	Indiana University
Date	:	2020
Degree	:	Ph.D.
student score	:	2020
Note	:	154 p.
Abstract	:	The present study is an investigation of patterns of negative pragmatic transfer from L1 in the speech of intermediate and advanced Saudi ESL learners. The study compares the learners’ performance of the speech act of request in English L2 with that of American native speakers of English and Saudi native speakers of Arabic. The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of L1 pragmatic transfer by the learners with regard to the request strategies and supportive moves they utilized in performing the speech act of request in different situations. The study also investigated whether there was a relationship between the learners’ L2 language proficiency and their L2 pragmatic competence. The participants in the study were 20 Saudi ESL learners at the intermediate level, 20 Saudi ESL learners at the advanced level, 10 Native Speakers of American English, and 10 Native speakers of Saudi Arabic. Data were collected through a written Discourse Completion Task that elicited responses from the participants to three request scenarios that varied by interlocutor status relative to speaker. The findings of the study showed that the advanced learners approximated L2 cultural norms while the intermediate learners remained influenced by L1 cultural norms. For example, the intermediate learners deviated from the native speakers of English with regard to their use of supportive moves. Therefore, the findings of the study support the negative correlation hypothesis, which posits that less proficient L2 learners are more likely to transfer their L1 norms than their more proficient counterparts.
Descriptor	:	English as a second language--ESL
	:	Linguistics
	:	Multicultural education
Added Entry	:	Morkus, Nader
Added Entry	:	Indiana University