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Publication Date: 1990
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The Learning of Complex Speech Act Behaviour.
Olshtain, Elite; Cohen, Andrew
TESL Canada Journal, v7 n2 p45-65 Mar 1990
Pre- and posttraining measurement of adult English-as-a-Second-Language learners' (N=18) apology speech act behavior found no clear-cut quantitative improvement after training, although there was an obvious qualitative approximation of native-like speech act behavior in terms of types of intensification and downgrading, choice of strategy, and awareness of situational factors. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness, Language Enrichment, Language Patterns, Language Research, Second Language Instruction, Speech Acts
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