Article
Gender Differences in Advice-giving among Jordanian Undergraduate Students at BAU
Arab World English Journal
(2018)
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the differences in the understanding of how to give advice among Jordanian male and female students at Al- Balqa' Applied University (henceforth, BAU). In addition, it aims to provide explanations of these prominent differences between the two participating groups. Hinkel’s (1997) Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ) is used as a data collection instrument. The questionnaire is translated into Arabic to ensure that participants truly comprehend the situations. Results demonstrate that there are differences between the two participating groups. For example, Jordanian male students favour to give advice indirectly more than using hedge advice, direct advice and opting out in both peer acquaintance and instructor situations. On the other hand, Jordanian female students prefer to use hedge advice in responding to both peer acquaintance and instructor situations more frequently than using direct advice, indirect advice and opting out. The present study concludes with a discussion of essential directions for future research.
Keywords
- advice-giving,
- gender,
- Jordanians,
- MCQ,
- speech act
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter December 15, 2018
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol9no4.12
Citation Information
Yasser Al-Shboul & Adnan Abumahfouz. "Gender Differences in Advice-giving among Jordanian Undergraduate Students at BAU" Arab World English Journal Vol. 9 Iss. 4 (2018) p. 177 - 185 ISSN: 2229-9327 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/arabworldenglishjournal-awej/590/