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The Development of a Multiple-choice Discourse Completion Test to Assess L2 (Im)Politeness: Based on Two Webcomics
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Haniy Shariati   , Hossein Talebzadeh * |
| Department of Foreign Languages Department, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Kharazmi University, Tehran and Karaj, Iran. |
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The current study reports the steps taken in the first phase of a larger project aiming at assessing the pragmatic competence of Iranian EFL learners with a focus on L2 (im)politeness features. To this end, a Multiple-choice Discourse Completion Test (MDCT) was developed, based on the scenarios present in two recently published webcomics. First, the types and the frequencies of the L2 (im)politeness strategies found in the webcomics were determined through discourse analysis. Next, similar situations to those present in the webcomics were developed based on a table of specifications developed by the researchers. The developed (im)politeness questionnaire was first piloted by a number of native English speakers and improved according to their comments and suggestions. Finally, the finalized version of the questionnaire, i.e., the developed DCT, was administered to a few Iranian EFL learners for the final piloting. The steps taken and the findings of each one is reported and discussed.
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| Keywords: Pragmatic competence, impoliteness, politeness, Discourse Completion Test, webcomic, discourse analysis |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2024/10/15 | Accepted: 2025/04/20 | Published: 2025/04/20
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