TY - JOUR ID - 125313 TI - A Pragmatic Study of Apology Strategies as used by Kurdish EFL Learners JO - Journal of Garmian University JA - JGU LA - ku SN - 23100087 AU - Hassan, Jalal Saadullah AD - English dept college of education university of Garmian Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 7 IS - 3 SP - 274 EP - 286 KW - Apology KW - remedy KW - Social harmony DO - 10.24271/garmian.2070318 N2 - An apology is an alternative action to every offense which the speaker is eventually involved. It is also a kind of remedial and repair action used to restore social relation harmony.This study examines the types of apologies used in different situations. The researcher has designed questionnaire containing ten situations which the students try to react as spontaneously as possible. The data are collected and analyzed by percentage declaring the types of apologies and also stating the types of remedy.The study tries to address the following research questions.1-How are apologies realized by English department Students 4th stage at College of Education / University of Garmian?2-Are there any differences between the ways that the students apologize?3-What do the findings suggest in terms of expressing apologies by the students? UR - https://jgu.garmian.edu.krd/article_125313.html L1 - ER -