TYPES OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES AND DEGREES OF POLITENESS PERFORMED BY ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS IN REQUESTING FOR HELP

Autori

  • Phan Thi Kim Thanh School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam
  • Dang Thien Ngoc School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam
  • Luong Truong An School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam
  • Nguyen Thi Trung Thu School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam
  • Lo Do Thien Huong School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v9i12.4568

Parole chiave:

politeness, politeness strategies, request for help, face-threatening action

Abstract

In social interaction, people need to pay attention to the face of others to maintain relationships and avoid losing their faces. To do this, people should use politeness strategies in communication. This study aims to investigate which type of politeness strategies are mostly used and the level of politeness shown by English major students in the High Quality Program in requesting help. This study is based on the theory of Brown and Levinson (1987). Based on the analysis of the data obtained from the questionnaire, negative politeness strategies were applied the most. This also performs a high degree of politeness. It shows that students majoring in English studies (High Quality Program) had an awareness of using politeness strategies in requesting help.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0704/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Biografie autore

  • Phan Thi Kim Thanh, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam

    Phan Thi Kim Thanh is a 4th year English major at the School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam. Her research interest is English learning and applied linguistics.

  • Dang Thien Ngoc, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam

    Dang Thien Ngoc is a 4th year English major at the School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam. Her research interest is English literature and culture.

  • Luong Truong An, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam

    Luong Truong An is a 4th year English major at the School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam. Her research interest is English learning and applied linguistics.

  • Nguyen Thi Trung Thu, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam

    Nguyen Thi Trung Thu is a 4th year English major at the School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam. Her interest is English culture research.

  • Lo Do Thien Huong, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam

    Lo Do Thien Huong is a 4th year English major at the School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam. Her interest is English language research.

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2022-11-24

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V. 9 N. 12 (2022)

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