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عنوان	The Relationship between Iranian EFL Learners' Critical Thinking and Their Use of Indirect Request Strategies
نوع پژوهش	سخنرانی
کلیدواژه‌ها	Critical Thinking, Indirect Request Strategies, EFL Learners
چکیده	Among the factors influencing EFL learners’ request strategies, critical thinking is thought to be of crucial importance. The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between Iranian EFL Learners’ critical thinking and their use of indirect request strategies. To this end, fifty learners studying English at private language institutes in Sanandaj, Iran, were selected as the participants of the study. The participants took the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST) form B and the English Discourse Completion Test (EDCT) adopted from Rose (1994). Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Linear Regression analyses were carried out to analyze the data. The results of the Pearson Product Moment Correlation indicated that critical thinking significantly correlated with Iranian EFL Learners’ use of indirect request strategies. The results of linear regression analyses revealed that critical thinking was a significant predictor of Iranian EFL learners’ use of indirect request strategies. The findings imply that learners who are critical thinkers would frequently use indirect request strategies. The results as well as the implications of the study are discussed in more detail in the paper.
پژوهشگران	آیت اله فاضلی منیع (نفر اول)