Repairing strategies by native speakers of English in NS-NNS' conversations - Digital Collection of Petra Christian University

Native speakers of English and non-native speakers of English come from
different backgrounds, like ethnic, social and educational backgrounds, so
communication break down occurs in NS-NNS? conversations. In order to
get a two-way communication, NS uses repairing strategies to repair this
communication break down. The writer uses Wardhaugh theory of Communication
Break Down (1985) and Long theory of Repairing Strategies (1983) in this research.
She analyzed NS-NNS? conversations based on Communication Break Down theory
and Repairing Strategies theory. As a result, she found that most kind of
Communication Break Down in NS-NNS conversations is Questioning the Other
Statements. She also found that most kind of Repairing Strategies in NS-NNS`
conversations is Contributing to Comprehensibility.

Contributor
• (94-029) Aylanda Hidayati Dwi Nugroho
• (82-006) Anneke Heritaningsih Tupan

Keyword
communication break down, repairing strategies, native speakers of english, non-native speakers of english

Category
s1 - Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis (Program Studi Sastra Inggris S-1)

Rights
Undergraduate Thesis No. 02011628/ING/2007; Yulia Virawati (11402100)
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