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Investigation of the degree of perceived face threat in low, medium, and high face threat situations regarding politeness theory in Iranian EFL contexts
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Abstract The goal of this study was to investigate the degree of perceived face threat in three different situations namely low, medium, and high face threat situations with respect to politeness theory in Iranian EFL Contexts. To obtain this purpose, 140 undergraduate students including 70 males and 70 fema... view more
The goal of this study was to investigate the degree of perceived face threat in three different situations namely low, medium, and high face threat situations with respect to politeness theory in Iranian EFL Contexts. To obtain this purpose, 140 undergraduate students including 70 males and 70 females majoring in English literature, translation and teaching from Sheik-Bahai University were selected. This sample was chosen by means of stratified random sampling procedure. A questionnaire was utilized as the instrument to examine the degree of perceived face threat in three aforementioned situations. The data gathered by means of the questionnaire were analyzed to find out the answer to the research question. In general, the findings revealed that there was a statistically significant difference among students' performance in perceived face threat scenarios.... view less
Keywords
Iran; politeness; theory; threat; perception
Classification
Social Psychology
Free Keywords
Gesicht; Gesichtsverlust
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 28-32
Journal
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (2015) 52
ISSN
2300-2697
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed