Abstract The upsurge of interest in L2 pragmatics studies has coincided with a growing interest in pragmatic assessment. Employing the most efficient measure of pragmatics has led many researchers to examine the existing measures to pinpoint the most useful ones. This study was an attempt to compare and contrast Written Discourse Completion Task (WDCT), Oral Discourse Completion Task (ODCT), and Role-play with Natural methodology in an EFL institutional context to see which measure approximated Natural methodology. To this end, data (requests) were collected from 27 intermediate–level Iranian EFL learners in a natural classroom institutional context over 15 weeks, and then the WDCTs, ODCTs, and Role-plays with the same contextual features were selected to elicit the intended data. The participants’ requests were transcribed and analyzed in terms of Schauer’s (2009) request head act strategy taxonomy and its internal and external modification devices. The results of Binominal tests indicated that, in spite of some minor similarities, none of the elicitation measures could approximate the natural data. The participants’ employment of direct, non-conventionally indirect request strategies, and internal and external modification devices were more conspicuous in the WDCTs, ODCTs, and Role-plays than those in the Natural methodology. The study implies that data collection methods should be selected based on researchers’ objectives and research questions.

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EFL制度背景下的四种实用知识测评

摘要对L2语用学研究的兴趣激增与对语用学评估的兴趣日益增长相吻合。采用最有效的语用学方法已导致许多研究人员研究现有的方法，以找出最有用的方法。这项研究试图在EFL机构环境中比较和对比书面话语完成任务（WDCT），口头话语完成任务（ODCT）和自然方法的作用，以了解哪种方法近似于自然方法。为此，我们在15天的自然课堂教学环境中从27名伊朗中级英语学习者中收集了数据（要求），然后选择具有相同情境特征的WDCT，ODCT和角色扮演来激发预期的目标数据。根据Schauer（2009）的要求头部行为策略分类法及其内部和外部修改工具，转录并分析了参与者的请求。二项式检验的结果表明，尽管有一些微小的相似性，但没有一种引诱措施能够近似自然数据。与自然方法相比，在WDCT，ODCT和角色扮演中，参与者采用直接，非常规的间接请求策略以及内部和外部修改设备更为明显。该研究表明应根据研究人员的目标和研究问题选择数据收集方法。尽管有一些细微的相似之处，但是没有任何一种启发措施可以近似自然数据。与自然方法相比，在WDCT，ODCT和角色扮演中，参与者采用直接，非常规的间接请求策略以及内部和外部修改设备更为明显。该研究表明应根据研究人员的目标和研究问题选择数据收集方法。尽管有一些细微的相似之处，但是没有任何一种启发措施可以近似自然数据。与自然方法相比，在WDCT，ODCT和角色扮演中，参与者采用直接，非常规的间接请求策略以及内部和外部修改设备更为明显。该研究表明应根据研究人员的目标和研究问题选择数据收集方法。