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Refusal Strategies Used by Students and Teachers in Edufast Indonesia Course

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This study explores the types of refusal strategies used by students and
teachers in the Edufast Indonesia Course, focusing on how participants refuse
requests, offers, invitations, and suggestions in an educational setting. Refusal,
a speech act that can challenge politeness and face-saving, requires careful
linguistic strategies to avoid offense. Utilizing the Discourse Completion Test
(DCT) and analyzing responses from 25 students and 5 teachers, this research
applies Beebe et al.'s (1990) framework on refusal strategies, categorizing
them into direct, indirect, and adjunct refusal strategies. The findings indicate
that indirect refusal strategies, particularly expressions of regret and
explanations, were most commonly employed. Direct refusal strategies were
used less frequently, demonstrating the cultural emphasis on maintaining
politeness in interactions. These insights highlight the role of pragmatics in
language use within educational contexts and suggest the importance of
teaching refusal strategies in language education to enhance communicative
competence.

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BSI-2025-MUH r

Publisher

Makassar : FAH. Adab & Humaniora UIN ALauddin., 2025

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vi, 53 hal :Ilus :, 30 cm

Language

English

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BSI-2025-MUH r

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Subject(s)

Politeness
Refusal strategies
Pragmatics
Speech act
Discourse Completion Test (DCT)

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