UNDERSTANDING APOLOGY SPEECH ACT : FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND TEACHING IMPLICATIONS
Keywords:
apology, speech Act, foreign language acquisition, foreign language teachingAbstract
Apology speech act is a problematic aspect for most of English as foreign language (EFL) learners. This article presents a brief theoretical review of apology speech act, studies concerning second language (L2) acquisition of apology and later a discussion of some teaching implications with intention to raise awareness and develop understanding about teaching apology speech act to foreign language learners.
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