Langues & Cultures
Volume 6, Numéro 3, Pages 476-496
2025-11-18

Pragmatics And Politeness: Investigating Politeness Strategies Awareness And Use By First-year Master’s Students At Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Setif 2 University



Authors : Haddaoui Soumia .

Abstract

This study investigates the awareness and use of politeness strategies by first-year Master's students at Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Setif 2 University in English as a Foreign Language classroom. The probe adopts a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative data collected through a questionnaire and discourse completion tasks. The findings indicate that learners exhibit a considerable understanding of the significance of politeness in communicative exchanges, specifically highlighting the relevance of negative politeness strategies. The study highlights gender-based differences, with females showing a higher tendency to use indirect strategies than males. Students understand politeness concepts, yet their practical application, mainly using more subtle strategies like indirectness and hedging, remains limited. This research highlights the need for refined instructional approaches that focus on the practical use of politeness strategies in EFL classrooms.

Keywords

politeness strategies ; pragmatics ; EFL classroom ; awareness ; pragmatic competence

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