THEORIZING APPROPRIATE POLITENESS PATTERN IN THE SELECTED ACADEMIC SETTING
Keywords:
academic setting, politeness, politeness patternsAbstract
Since human communicates with each other through language, communication becomes a crucial part of human life. Therefore, it is essential for people to understand both the grammatical and cultural rules of the language they are using to avoid miscommunication. However, research shows that unsuccessful communication frequently occurs between lecturers and students in academic context. This study was conducted to generate a grounded theory of appropriate politeness pattern to be followed by both lecturers and students in communication. Seven lecturers from different social and educational background, along with their students, were observed and interviewed to obtain the relevant data. Qualitative data analysis was performed using grounded theory methods. The findings formulate an appropriate politeness pattern agreed upon by both lecturers and students in academic communication, referred to as “compromised politeness pattern”. This pattern consists of four principles: academism, simplicity, responsiveness, and considerateness. Lecturers and students confirmed that this pattern met their expectations for communication standards in an academic context. Therefore, this pattern was expected to serve as a general guideline for lecturer-student interactions to achieve successful communication and, ultimately, to avoid miscommunication and offense, particularly in academic setting.
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