Vol .17 . No. 4 Decmber (2016) Journal of Humanities 193 SUST Journal of Humanities Vol.17.No. 4 Decmber (2016) ISSN (text): 1858-6724 e-ISSN (online): 1858-6732 Apology strategies used by Sudanese EFL learners Rasha Mohammed Elbashir Salih 1 ، Ishraga Bashir Mohammed Elhassan 2 1 . 2 Sudan University of Science and Technology ABSTRACT: Many studies have focused on linguistic politeness mainly apology Most of them were conducted on ESL learners and few of them on EFL learners mainly in the Middle East and the Sudan. This study is an attempt to bridge the gap on this area of study and to outline the most commonly used apology strategies by Sudanese EFL learners. Multiple Choice Discourse Completion Test (MDCT) is used as a tool for collecting data, where the test taker is required to choose the correct response (the key) from several given options. The stem and distractors include fifteen different scenarios and six alternatives. Sixty informants have been randomly selected from 2015-016 ,4 th and 3 rd year English language students at Education College at Sudan university of Science and Technology .To be more representative, the data was analyzed using the SPSS software. After analyzing the data the researcher has found out that most of the Sudanese EFL learners use apology strategies. Most of the Sudanese EFL learners prefer to use offer of repair as an apology strategy. More studies could be done to find out why do Sudanese EFL learners prefer to use (an offer of repair) as an apology strategy. Key words: Linguistic Politeness, Apology, Apology strategies. اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧﻠص: اﺳﻪ اﻟﺗﻬذﯾب اﻟﻠﻐوى. أﻏﻠﺑﯾﺗﻬﺎ ﻓﻰ اﻟﻠﻐﻪ اﻻﻧﺟﻠﯾزﯾﻪ ﻛﻠﻐﻪ ﺛﺎﻧﯾﻪ وﻗﻠﯾل ﻣﻧﻬﺎ ﻓ رﻛزت ﻋﻠﻰ در اﺳﺎت ﻋدة ﻫﻧﺎﻟك در ﻰ اﻟﻠﻐﻪ اﺳﻪ ﻫﻰ ﻣﺣﺎوﻟﻪ ﻟﺳد اﻟﻧﻘص ﻓﻰ ﻫذا اﻻﻧﺟﻠﯾزﯾﻪ ﻛﻠﻐﻪ اﺟﻧﺑﯾﻪ وﺗﺣدﯾدا ﻓﻰ اﻟﺷرق اﻻوﺳط و ﻓﻰ اﻟﺳودان. ﻟذﻟك ﻫذﻩ اﻟدر اﻟﻣﺟﺎل وﻟﺗوﺿﯾﺢ أﻛﺛر ااﻟطرق اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧدﻣﻪ ﻟﻼﻋﺗذار ﻓﻰ أوﺳﺎط طﻼب اﻟﻠﻐﻪ اﻻﻧﺟﻠﯾزﯾﻪ ﻛﻠﻐﻪ اﺟﻧﺑﯾﻪ ﻓﻰ اﻟﺳودان. اﺳﺗﺧدم اﻟدارس طرﯾﻘﺔ اﻻﺧﺗﺑﺎر ﻣﺗﻌدد اﻻﺟﺎﺑﺎ ت ﻛوﺳﯾﻠﻪ ﻟﺟﻣﻊ اﻟﻣﻌﻠوﻣﺎت . ﯾﺣﺗوى اﻻﺧﺗﺑﺎر ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﯾﻧﺎرﯾوﻫﺎت ﺑﺣﯾث ﺧﻣﺳﺔ ﻋﺷر ﺳﯾﻧﺎرﯾو ﻣﺧﺗﻠف وﺳﺗﺔ ﯾطﻠب ﻣن اﻟطﺎﻟب اﺧﺗﯾﺎر اﻻﺳﺗﺟﺎﺑﻪ اﻟﻣﻧﺎﺳﺑﻪ ﻟﻛل ﺳﯾﻧﺎرﯾو. ﯾﺣﺗوى اﻻﺧﺗﺑﺎر ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﺎم اﻟﺑﺎﺣث ﺑﺎﺧﺗﯾﺎر ات. ﺧﯾﺎر60 اﺳﻰ اﺑﻌﻪ واﻟﺛﺎﻟﺛﻪ ﻟﻠﻌﺎم اﻟدر طﺎﻟﺑﺎ ﻋﺷواﺋﯾﺎ ﻣن طﻼب اﻟﺳﻧﻪ اﻟر2015 - 2016 ﺑﻛﻠﯾﺔ اﻟﺗرﺑﯾﻪ ﺑﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﺳودان ﻟﻠﻌﻠوم واﻟﺗﻛﻧوﻟوﺟﯾﺎ. وﻗد وﺟد) ﺗم ﺗﺣﻠﯾل اﻟﺑﯾﺎﻧﺎت ﺑﺎﺳﺗﺧدام ﺑرﻧﺎﻣﺞ اﻟﺣزم اﻻﺣﺻﺎﺋﯾﻪ اﻟﺑﺎﺣث أن أﻏﻠﺑﯾﺔ طﻼب اﻟﻠﻐﻪ اﻻﻧﺟﻠﯾزﯾﻪ ﻛﻠﻐﻪ اﺟﻧﺑﯾﻪ ﺑﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﺳودان ﻟﻠﻌﻠوم واﻟﺗﻛﻧوﻟوﺟﯾﺎ– ﻛﻠﯾﺔ اﻟﺗرﺑﯾﻪ, ﯾﺳﺗﺧدﻣون أﺳﺎﻟﯾب اﻻﻋﺗذار اﻟﻣﺧﺗﻠﻔﻪ. و اء ﻟﻼﻋﺗذار. وﯾﻧﺻﺢ اﻟﺑﺎﺣث ﺑﺎﺟر( ﻋرض اﻟﺗﻌوﯾض) ﻣﻌظم اﻟطﻼب ﯾﺳﺗﺧدﻣون طرﯾﻘﺔ ﻛطرﯾﻘﻪ ﻟﻼﻋﺗذار.( ﻋرض ﺗﻌوﯾض) اﺳﺎت أﻛﺛر ﻟﻣﻌرﻓﺔ ﻟﻣﺎذا ﯾﻔﺿل اﻟطﻼب اﻟﺳوداﻧﯾﯾن اﺳﺗﺧدام أﺳﻠوب در ﻛﻠﻣﺎت ﻣﻔﺗﺎﺣﯾﻪ: اﻟﺗﻬذﯾب اﻟﻠﻐوى,اﻻﻋﺗذار,اﺳﺎﻟﯾب اﻻﻋﺗذار. INTRODUCTION: Few studies were done in the area of speech acts and mainly apology in The Sudan. As a Sudanese teacher of English the researcher feels the need for such study in order to bridge the gap as well as reflect real classroom language there. As a native speaker of Arabic (Sudanese dialect) the researcher realizes the influence of L1 on English language teaching and learning which is