International Journal of Learning and Teaching

Yazarlar: Imen Aribi

Konular:-

Anahtar Kelimeler:Request strategies,Directness,EFL manuals,Pragmatic competence.

Özet: The present study examines the request strategies found in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) materials presented to a group of Tunisian EFL students. The analysis of data is basically quantitative relying on the directness scale adopted from Blum-Kulka, House & Kasper’s(1989) framework. It focuses on the request expressions in terms of the amount and characteristics in the distributions of the sentences, the strategies and the linguistic forms.  Results reveal that there is an over use of direct strategies, variations, and sentences in EFL manuals. The analysis of data shows that the most direct level of strategies (mood derivables) and the most direct level of variations (imperatives) were presented by far the most frequently, and their amount and proportion were outstanding. This amount did not seem to bring about effective acquisition of request expressions and may not benefit Tunisian EFL students. It is therefore suggested that the EFL manuals should, at least, include the very basic request strategies and linguistic forms to be appropriate as model materials.  

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