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Realization of Apologies: An Intercultural Study of Pashto and Saraiki Speaking Undergraduate ESL Learners in Pakistan
Abstract
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the strategies that Saraiki and Pashto ESL learners adopted during the accomplishment of speech act of apology. Moreover, such strategies are developed and executed in different manners which truly reflect the influence of the mother tongue and culture on ESL learning. It also highlights the intercultural disposition of second language learners displaying the influence of sociopragmatic norms of mother tongue in their production and comprehension in the target language. Based on the theoretical consideration laid down by Blum-Kulka, House and Kasper, this study sets out to use Discourse Completion Tasks (DCTs) and semi-structured interviews as data collection means. Purposive sampling has been done and 30 undergraduate Saraiki and Pashto speaking ESL learners participated in this study. Data analysis demonstrates that learners do rely on socio-cultural norms already acquired through their L1, and the same are transferred into the target language learning. It was further revealed that social norms of L1 develop a balanced pragmatic competence during the learning process of the target language. Hence, other aspects related to the speech act of apology can be investigated in future research in different linguistic and cultural settings.
Authors
Muhammad Farooq Alam
Ph. D, Department of English , National University of Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan
Aneela Gill
Assistant Professor, Faculty of English Studies, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan
Rooh Ul Amin
Professor, Department of English, Dean Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
