Saad Al‐gahtani
Biographic Data
| ID | 4517776 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saad Al‐gahtani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saad |
| FAMILY NAME | Al‐gahtani |
| SIGNATURE | AL GAHTANI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | King Saud University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The development of L2 interactional competence in Arabic
This study explored the development of L2 learners' interactional competence in Arabic when making requests. Combining a longitudinal and cross‐sectional design, it closely examined how learners' language proficiency affected their use of multiple requests in daily‐life interactions. Participants included L2 learners ( n = 40) and Saudi Arabic native speakers (NSs) ( n = 10). L2 learners were evenly divided into two groups (low‐level and high‐lev…
Proficiency and preference organization in second language refusals
Sequence Organization of Requests among Australian English and Saudi Arabic Speakers
Previous research on cross-cultural pragmatics has primarily focused on how native speakers of different languages perform speech acts in relation to politeness and directness. However, Gabriele Kasper (2006), among others, has called for adopting a more discursive approach rather than analyzing data according to the Cross-Cultural Speech Act Realization Project ( ccsarp ) coding scheme. Therefore, this paper used Conversation Analysis for Interl…
Multiple Requests in Arabic as a Second Language
Research in second language pragmatics is increasingly investigating the sequential organization of interaction and how it might be affected by second language learners’ developing proficiency. In this paper, we are focusing on a specific aspect of request organization, namely multiple requests. Through data from natural interaction and role plays, we found that multiple requests occurred in a single turn, either as an original request and its sa…
The Development of Requests by L2 Learners of Modern Standard Arabic
This study examined the development of requests made by second language (L2) learners of Modern Standard Arabic at four levels of L2 ability. The study used longitudinal and cross‐sectional data collection to investigate how learners' performance of requests developed over a five‐month period and differed as a function of ability level. The results indicated U‐shaped development, with learners initially decreasing their use of direct requests and…
Preference structure in L2 Arabic requests
Preference structure is a fundamental organizational principle of talk, and research has shown that preferred actions tend to be done immediately and without mitigation whereas dispreference is indicated by delays, elaboration, hesitation, and mitigation. However, little research exists on how second language learners do preference and dispreference. In this study, we investigate how 67 learners of Arabic at four proficiency levels managed prefer…
Insert and post-expansion in L2 Arabic requests
Proficiency and Sequential Organization of L2 Requests
L2 requests in developmental pragmatics research are commonly investigated using non-interactive data collection techniques or sidelining the larger discourse sequence in which the request proper is embedded. This study takes a different approach to the study of L2 requests. In a cross-sectional design, we collected role play data from learners at four proficiency levels, and focused on the sequential organization of the interactions and the impa…
Proficiency and preference organization in second language refusals
The Development of Requests by L2 Learners of Modern Standard Arabic
This study examined the development of requests made by second language (L2) learners of Modern Standard Arabic at four levels of L2 ability. The study used longitudinal and cross‐sectional data collection to investigate how learners' performance of requests developed over a five‐month period and differed as a function of ability level. The results indicated U‐shaped development, with learners initially decreasing their use of direct requests and…
Insert and post-expansion in L2 Arabic requests
Preference structure in L2 Arabic requests
Preference structure is a fundamental organizational principle of talk, and research has shown that preferred actions tend to be done immediately and without mitigation whereas dispreference is indicated by delays, elaboration, hesitation, and mitigation. However, little research exists on how second language learners do preference and dispreference. In this study, we investigate how 67 learners of Arabic at four proficiency levels managed prefer…
Multiple Requests in Arabic as a Second Language
Research in second language pragmatics is increasingly investigating the sequential organization of interaction and how it might be affected by second language learners’ developing proficiency. In this paper, we are focusing on a specific aspect of request organization, namely multiple requests. Through data from natural interaction and role plays, we found that multiple requests occurred in a single turn, either as an original request and its sa…
Proficiency and Sequential Organization of L2 Requests
L2 requests in developmental pragmatics research are commonly investigated using non-interactive data collection techniques or sidelining the larger discourse sequence in which the request proper is embedded. This study takes a different approach to the study of L2 requests. In a cross-sectional design, we collected role play data from learners at four proficiency levels, and focused on the sequential organization of the interactions and the impa…
Preference structure in L2 Arabic requests
Preference structure is a fundamental organizational principle of talk, and research has shown that preferred actions tend to be done immediately and without mitigation whereas dispreference is indicated by delays, elaboration, hesitation, and mitigation. However, little research exists on how second language learners do preference and dispreference. In this study, we investigate how 67 learners of Arabic at four proficiency levels managed prefer…
Insert and post-expansion in L2 Arabic requests
Multiple Requests in Arabic as a Second Language
Research in second language pragmatics is increasingly investigating the sequential organization of interaction and how it might be affected by second language learners’ developing proficiency. In this paper, we are focusing on a specific aspect of request organization, namely multiple requests. Through data from natural interaction and role plays, we found that multiple requests occurred in a single turn, either as an original request and its sa…
The Development of Requests by L2 Learners of Modern Standard Arabic
This study examined the development of requests made by second language (L2) learners of Modern Standard Arabic at four levels of L2 ability. The study used longitudinal and cross‐sectional data collection to investigate how learners' performance of requests developed over a five‐month period and differed as a function of ability level. The results indicated U‐shaped development, with learners initially decreasing their use of direct requests and…
Sequence Organization of Requests among Australian English and Saudi Arabic Speakers
Previous research on cross-cultural pragmatics has primarily focused on how native speakers of different languages perform speech acts in relation to politeness and directness. However, Gabriele Kasper (2006), among others, has called for adopting a more discursive approach rather than analyzing data according to the Cross-Cultural Speech Act Realization Project ( ccsarp ) coding scheme. Therefore, this paper used Conversation Analysis for Interl…
Proficiency and preference organization in second language refusals
The development of L2 interactional competence in Arabic
This study explored the development of L2 learners' interactional competence in Arabic when making requests. Combining a longitudinal and cross‐sectional design, it closely examined how learners' language proficiency affected their use of multiple requests in daily‐life interactions. Participants included L2 learners ( n = 40) and Saudi Arabic native speakers (NSs) ( n = 10). L2 learners were evenly divided into two groups (low‐level and high‐lev…
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (8 works) · Linguistics (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (7 works) · Arabic (6 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Language proficiency (3 works)