Expressions of Gratitude
A Case of EFL Learners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12968348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reza Pishghadam (0000-0001-6876-5139, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, corresponding author), Sima Zarei (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of European Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1918-7173 • E-ISSN: 1918-7181 |
| Publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5539/res.v3n2p140 |
| OpenAlex | W2001017523 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
This study investigates the strategies Iranian English learners employ for expressing gratitude in different situations. To this end, 180 students from the English language institutes and universities in Mashhad were asked to take an open-ended Discourse Completion Task. The results showed that Iranian learners feel obliged to show gratitude to others in every form possible for the favor they receive, and they use mainly thanking and positive feeling strategies. The findings of Chi-square test also suggested that female Persian speakers use gratitude strategies more often than male ones. Finally, the results were discussed in the context of foreign language learning
Context (archaeology · Feeling · Foreign language · Gratitude · Linguistics · Management · Mathematics education · Persian · Task (project management · Test (biology · Education Practices and Challenges · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Humor Studies and Applications · Psychology · Social Psychology
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How To Do Things With Words
'I Very Appreciate'
An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Women, Men and Language
Gender Differences in Gratitude
The effect of explicit teaching of English “thanking formulas” on Iranian EFL intermediate level students at English language institutes
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"Thank You" and South Asian Languages
Exploring the Interlanguage of Interlanguage Pragmatics
Offers and expressions of thanks as face enhancing acts
Apology in Japanese gratitude situations
Expressions of gratitude by Hong Kong speakers of English
A classification of illocutionary acts
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |