A Study of Speech Acts through Chinese Sentence Structures in Simulated Situations by Chinese Major Students at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sisaket Rajabhat University

Abstract

This study aims to examine the use of Chinese language pragmatics through hypothetical scenarios involving Chinese language students at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Si Sa Ket Rajabhat University. The study is based on data collected from questionnaires distributed to a sample group consisting of 20 students from the Chinese language program in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Si Sa Ket Rajabhat University, selected through purposive sampling. The respondents were asked to complete the questionnaires in Chinese through 10 hypothetical scenarios.

 The research findings reveal that in the role-play scenarios, there were 55 occurrences of direct speech acts, with the predominant evaluative technique being negative, comprising 49.10%. Additionally, there were 92 instances of indirect speech acts, with the most common strategy being positive wording, accounting for 27.18%. Furthermore, issues were found in using Chinese to express opinions appropriately according to the context. These issues stem from the influence of the mother tongue and the mismatch between the source culture and the target language, leading to communication errors or misinterpretations. These problems will serve as a basis for further studies to improve Chinese language teaching.