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Politeness in Making Requests: A Study on EFL Learners’ Communicative Strategies and Attitudes

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Participants predominantly preferred positive and negative politeness strategies in making requests, indicating effective communicative strategies.
Responses from a closed-ended questionnaire showed that rude bald on-record strategies were avoided, emphasizing consideration for politeness.
Analysis utilized descriptive statistics with data collected from nine EFL students who completed a course on semantics and pragmatics.
The findings suggest a strong level of pragmatic awareness among EFL learners, pointing to the necessity for improved instruction on politeness strategies.

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Observational analysis highlights EFL learners' attitudes toward politeness strategies in requests, suggesting implications for curricula.

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Observational analysis highlights EFL learners' attitudes toward politeness strategies in requests, suggesting implications for curricula.