TTLA: Comparative study of refusal behavior of Americans and Vietnamese people on offers and invitations

1. Full name of researcher:Vuong Thi Hai Yen2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: February 22, 1980 4. Place of birth: Tuyen Quang

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 2798/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 28, 2012 of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

6. Changes in the training process:

- Extend the thesis implementation period by 2 years according to Decision No. 113/QD-XHNV dated January 15, 2016 and Decision No. 4617/QD-XHNV dated December 29, 2016 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

7. Thesis topic name:A comparative study of the refusal behavior of Americans and Vietnamese people towards offers and invitations.

8. Major: Comparative Linguistics

9. Code: 62 22 0241

10. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Thi Thanh Huong

11. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- The thesis has listed, described, analyzed and compared the means of expressing strategies for refusing offers (refusing an offer) of Americans and Vietnamese, pointing out the similarities and differences between the two languages.

- The thesis has statistically described, analyzed and compared the means of expressing strategies for refusing invitations (refusing an invitation) of Americans and Vietnamese, pointing out the similarities and differences between the two languages.

- The thesis has studied the impact of power and gender factors on the choice of using the strategy of refusing invitations of Americans and Vietnamese.

12. Practical application:

The research results can be used as references to compile books on teaching Vietnamese for foreigners, English for Vietnamese, and in the field of translation, contributing to preserving the purity of the Vietnamese language.

13. Further research directions:

- Research on non-verbal responses such as shaking the head, remaining silent, frowning, grimacing, shrugging, showing discomfort on facial expressions... instead of refusal responses in communication activities.

- Research on utterances refusing requests to do something for someone and refusing invitations in natural language materials in many social contexts and with different communicative characters, instead of in literary works, short stories, Vietnamese TV series, and foreign TV series.

- Compare the choice of means of expression and factors affecting the behavior of refusing offers and invitations with cases of refusing requests, requests, and asking someone to do something for you.

14. Published works related to the thesis:

[1] Vuong Thi Hai Yen (2017), “The behavior of refusing offers of Americans and Vietnamese”,Language and Life Magazine (12), pp.67-73.

[2] Vuong Thi Hai Yen (2017), “Lexical means expressing the act of directly refusing an offer in English”,Journal of Lexicography and Encyclopedia (6),pp.216-221.

[3] Vuong Thi Hai Yen (2017), “Direct refusal of invitations from Americans and Vietnamese”, National scientific conference on Research and teaching literature in the context of innovation and integration, Hanoi National University of Education 2, pp.638-643.

[4] Vuong Thi Hai Yen (2018), "Means of expressing the behavior of directly refusing an offer of Vietnamese people",Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (4), Dalat University Science Journal, pp.77-89.

[5] Vuong Thi Hai Yen (2018), “Lexical means of expressing direct refusal of invitations by Americans and Vietnamese", Scientific Conference, Hung Vuong University, pp.315-322.                                                           

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name:Vuong Thi Hai Yen2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: February 22, 1980 4. Place of birth: Tuyen Quang

5. Admission decision number 2798/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated on December 28^th, 2012 issued by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

6. Changes in academic process:

- The thesis has been extended in 2 years based on decision numbered 113/QD-XHNV, dated on January 15^th, 2016 and decision numbered 4617/ QD-XHNV, dated on December 29^th, 2016 signed by the president of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

7. Official thesis title:A cross-cultural research on the refusals of offers and invitations by native speakers of American English and Vietnamese

8. Major: Contrastive Linguistics

9. Code: 62 22 0241

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Ph.D Vu Thi Thanh Huong

11. Summary of new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis has listed, described and had contrastive analysis in details on using all formulas to express refusess of offers and its refuses strategies by native speakers of American English and Vietnamese to point out similarities and differences in two languages.

- The thesis has listed, described and had contrastive analysis in details on using all formulas to express refusess of invitations and its refuses strategies by native speakers of American English and Vietnamese to point out similarities and differences in two languages.

- The thesis has compared the impact of power and gender factor on the choice of strategies for rejecting invitations by native speakers of American English and Vietnamese.

12. Practical applicability:

- The research results partly contribute to compile Vietnamese language books for foreigners, English language books for the Vietnamese people, translation aspect as well as preserve the purity of Vietnamese.

13. Further research directions:

- Studying about non-verbal expressions of refusals such as head shaking, silence, frowning, shrugging, and facial expressions instead of verbal expressions in communication.

- Studying utterances of reluctant offers or invitations in natural language materials appearing in many social contexts with different communication respondents, instead of in literature, short stories, Vietnamese dramas, foreign television films.

- Comparing the choices of expressions formulas and factors towards refusals of offers and invitations with those of demands, requests and proposals.

14. Thesis-related publications:

[1] Vuong Thi Hai Yen (2017), “The speech act of refusing of offers by American native speakers of English and Vietnamese”,Journal of Language and Life, Volume 12, pp.67-73

[2] Vuong Thi Hai Yen (2017), “Semantic formulas of expressions direct refusals of offers in English”,Journal of Vietnam Institute of Lexicography and Encyclopedia, Volume 6, pp.216- 221.

[3] Vuong Thi Hai Yen (2017), “The speech act of direct refusal of invitations byAmerican English native speakers and Vietnamese”, National Scientific Conference on Research and Literature teaching in the context of innovation and integration, Hanoi Pedagogical University 2, pp.638-643.

[4] Vuong Thi Hai Yen (2018), “Expressing formulas of direct refusals of offers by Vietnamese”,Social science and Humanities (4), Dalat University Journal of Science, pp.77-89.

[5] Vuong Thi Hai Yen (2018), “Semantic formulas of expressions direct refusals ofinvitationSbyAmerican native speakers of English and Vietnamese”, Hung Vuong University's scientific conference, pp.315-322.