Explicit instruction of the apology speech act significantly improves Iranian EFL learners' appropriate use of apology strategies at both intermediate and advanced proficiency levels¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Experimental groups showed significant pre-to-post gains in apology appropriateness at both proficiency levels, while control groups did not. → Rajabi et al. 2015 q3 i? Post-test scores of experimental groups were significantly higher than control groups at both levels. → Rajabi et al. 2015 (2)

Evidence¶

Rajabi et al. 2015¶

Shima Rajabi, Akbar Azizifar, & Habib Gowhary. (2015). Investigating the of Explicit Instruction of Apology Speech Act on Pragmatic Development of Iranian EFL Learners. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 6(4). https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.6n.4p.53

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Paired-samples t-tests comparing pre- and post-test DCT scores of the 73-participant pre-posttest experimental/control design. Experimental groups at intermediate (t=-8.074, p=.000) and advanced (t=-5.805, p=.000) levels improved significantly; "significant differences are observable at p=.000".

"significant differences are observable at p=.000 which show that experimental groups at both levels showed significant differences at the post test in comparison to the pre-tests"

Rajabi et al. 2015 (2)¶

Shima Rajabi, Akbar Azizifar, & Habib Gowhary. (2015). Investigating the of Explicit Instruction of Apology Speech Act on Pragmatic Development of Iranian EFL Learners. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 6(4). https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.6n.4p.53

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Independent-samples t-tests comparing post-test DCT scores between experimental and control groups at both levels (intermediate t=7.544, p=.000; advanced t=8.66, p=.000), showing "significant differences in performing apology speech act between experimental and control groups at both level".

"The results showed that there were significant differences in performing apology speech act between experimental and control groups at both level because the obtained p values are lower than the accepted level at .05"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• L2 proficiency level significantly influences Iranian EFL learners' overall appropriateness of apology speech act production — related
• Before instruction, control and experimental groups showed no significant difference in apology speech act performance at either proficiency level — related
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