A systematic literature review: Apology and request strategies in English by Libyan university students

Mohammed Abulqasem Mohammed Elasfar, Hema Rosheny Binti Mustafa

Abstract


Much research has been done in the realization of apology and request speech act but very few have explored this in the context of Arabic language. We perform a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) process in this paper to gather and analyze studies to identify the diverse apology and request strategies preferred by Arabic learners of English and the influence of culture and social distance on them. The strategies employed and the speech acts along with the native and foreign dialects and pragmatism involved are researched. Following a predefined review procedure, we identified 15 literature papers within the years 2016-2020   presenting research on apology and request strategies preferred by Arabic learners of English. The studies are gathered from various resources and illuminate the apology and request strategies in different contexts. We analyzed the papers to understand the preferred strategy method chosen and the logic behind it. Moreover, this study presents a related discussion and conclusions.


Keywords


Speech Acts; Apology; Request; Strategies; Arabic Learners; Linguistic; Cross Culture; EFL

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