Men, Women, and Russian Requests: The Influence of Gender on the Pragmatic Competence of Second Language Learners

Authors

Elizabeth Hassell, Brigham Young University
Jennifer Brown, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Russian requests, gender, second language learners

College

Humanities

Department

German and Russian

Abstract

Dr. Jennifer Bown and I wished to assess how gender affects the pragmatic competence of students learning Russian. By analyzing the differences between men and women’s ability to form appropriate requests in their second language, we hoped to assist other researchers in developing better language-teaching techniques.

Recommended Citation

Hassell, Elizabeth and Brown, Jennifer (2013) "Men, Women, and Russian Requests: The Influence of Gender on the Pragmatic Competence of Second Language Learners," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 848.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/848