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"I'm Not Agree with You." ESL Learners' Expressions of Disagreement
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Kreutel, Karen – TESL-EJ, 2007
In recent years, increasing emphasis has been put on pragmatic competence as part of foreign language curricula. This article analyzes the devices used by learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) in order to perform the "speech act of disagreement" in their L2. Data from 27 ESL learners were gathered by means of Discourse…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Native Speakers