The present study investigates the frequently used speech acts related to positive and negative politeness techniques employed in requests and apologies by faculty members at King Abdulaziz University. Social interaction on University Campus reflects Hejazi culture located in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia. The significance of the study arises from its focus on university-life interaction between faculty members as it provides an investigation of positive and negative politeness strategies. The paper tries to answer two questions: 1) Is there a relationship between the faculty’s years of experience and the request strategies employed? 2) Is there a relationship between the faculty years of experience and the apology strategies used? To answer these questions, a Discourse Completion Test was developed and given to 30 faculty members. The findings of the study show that social power, which is derived from having more years of experience, affects the request and apology strategies used among Saudi female faculty members. Faculty members of an older generation tend to use syntactically more extended sentences in requests compared to their younger colleagues, to alleviate the sense of their social power and save others’ sense of face. In contrast, the more youthful faculty members tended to use syntactically longer sentences in apologies compared to their older colleagues to show more respect. The study was conducted in Women Campus, and it is recommended to implement it on a larger scale with more participants to get more complete results.

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沙特的礼貌：阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学学习和工作背景下的请求和道歉：务实的研究

本研究调查了阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学教员在请求和道歉中经常使用的与积极和消极礼貌技巧相关的言语行为。大学校园的社交互动反映了位于沙特阿拉伯西部地区的赫贾兹文化。该研究的意义在于其关注教职员工之间的大学生活互动，因为它提供了对积极和消极礼貌策略的调查。本文试图回答两个问题：1）教师的多年经验与所采用的请求策略之间是否存在关系？2) 教师的工作年限与所使用的道歉策略之间是否存在关系？为了回答这些问题，我们开发了一个话语完成测试，并提供给 30 名教职员工。研究结果表明，来自多年经验的社会权力会影响沙特女性教员使用的请求和道歉策略。与年轻同事相比，老一辈教员在请求中倾向于使用句法上更多的句子，以减轻他们的社会权力感并挽救他人的面子感。相比之下，与年长的同事相比，更年轻的教职员工在道歉时倾向于使用句法更长的句子来表达更多的尊重。该研究在女子校园进行，建议在更多参与者的情况下更大规模地实施，以获得更完整的结果。影响沙特女性教员使用的请求和道歉策略。与年轻同事相比，老一辈教员在请求中倾向于使用句法上更多的句子，以减轻他们的社会权力感并挽救他人的面子感。相比之下，与年长的同事相比，更年轻的教职员工在道歉时倾向于使用句法更长的句子来表达更多的尊重。该研究在女子校园进行，建议在更多参与者的情况下更大规模地实施，以获得更完整的结果。影响沙特女性教员使用的请求和道歉策略。与年轻同事相比，老一辈教员在请求中倾向于使用句法上更多的句子，以减轻他们的社会权力感并挽救他人的面子感。相比之下，与年长的同事相比，更年轻的教职员工在道歉时倾向于使用句法更长的句子来表达更多的尊重。该研究在女子校园进行，建议在更多参与者的情况下更大规模地实施，以获得更完整的结果。减轻自己的社会权力感，挽救他人的面子感。相比之下，与年长的同事相比，更年轻的教职员工在道歉时倾向于使用句法更长的句子来表达更多的尊重。该研究在女子校园进行，建议在更多参与者的情况下更大规模地实施，以获得更完整的结果。减轻自己的社会权力感，挽救他人的面子感。相比之下，与年长的同事相比，更年轻的教职员工在道歉时倾向于使用句法更长的句子来表达更多的尊重。该研究在女子校园进行，建议在更多参与者的情况下更大规模地实施，以获得更完整的结果。