Pragmatic transfer in interlanguage requesting by vietnamese learners of english

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I APPENDIX A PRAGMATIC QUESTIONNAIRE The purpose of the questionnaire is to find out what you would naturally say in the situations listed below Please feel free to write down as you will not be identified Country of birth: Nationality: Age: Sex: female Highest level of education: male high school tertiary higher Could you please read the following situations and write down what you would say in a normal conversation? You are a student You are in a new class for the first day and find out that you forget to bring a pen You see the person sitting next to you have an extra pen You want to borrow the pen from that person You say: …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …… On Saturday morning you get up, go into the kitchen and see your younger brother making himself a cup of coffee You want to ask him to make you one You say: II ………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………… You need a new towel Your mother is going to the supermarket You want to ask her to buy a towel for you You say: …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… ……… ………………… You were sick and absent from your class yesterday Now you want to borrow your intimate classmate’s notes You say: …………… ……………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………… You are a student Your score in the exam is much lower than expected Exams are not returned to students so you not know whether there is anything wrong with your score You go to your professor’s office and ask him to check your exam You say: …………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… III It is your turn to clean the floor today But you have to finish your assignment within today You want to ask your roommate to clean the floor for you You say: …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… You are a manager An employee has not finished a report as you told him You ask him to finish it within today You say: …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………….…………………… When you are going to a meeting, you find out that you have left a document at the office You not have enough time to go back to your office You phone a junior colleague and ask him to bring it for you You say: ………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………… IV You are going to a friend’s home After getting off the bus, you not know how to find the block T where your friend lives You ask an old woman passing by for directions You say: …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………….………………… 10 You want to attend a Spanish language course at a foreign language centre You make a phone call and ask the receptionist for the date on which the new course begins You say: ………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………… ……………… V APPENDIX B METAPRAGMATIC QUESTIONNAIRE The purpose of this questionnaire is to find out how you assess the following situations if you have to make the request Please feel free to write down as you will not be identified Country of birth: Nationality: Age: Sex: female male Highest level of education: high school tertiary higher Could you please read the following situations and circle the appropriate answer? It is your turn to clean the floor today But you have to finish your assignment within today You want to ask your roommate to clean the floor for you A How WELL-ACQUAINTED are the speaker and the hearer? very well a little bit not at all B What is the STATUS RELATIONSHIP between the speaker (S) and the hearer (H)? S>H S=H SH S=H SH S=H SH S=H SH S=H SH S=H SH S=H SH S=H S550 TOEFL IBT: 40-80 >213 IELTS: 4-6 >80 >6 Xin bạn vui lòng đọc kỹ tình sau khoanh trịn câu trả lời thích hợp Bạn sinh viên Bạn đến lớp học buổi phát quên bút Bạn thấy người bên canh thừa bút Bạn muốn mượn bút người A Mức độ quen biết người nói người nghe: rõ chút không chút B Quan hệ vị trí xã hội người nói (S) người nghe (H): XVIII S>H S=H SH S=H SH S=H SH S=H C Mức độ hợp lý việc đưa đề nghị từ phía người nói: SH S=H S