ApologystrategiesofJordanianEFLuniversitystudentsOutline:1.LiteratureReview:1.1speechacts1.LiteratureReview:1.2definitionofapology1.LiteratureReview:1.3felicityconditionsofapology2.1Researchoncross-culturalapologiestosummarize:2.2ResearchonapologiesinArabic2.3ApologiesandgenderHowever…R.No.5allJordanianundergraduateEFLstudentsatYarmoukUniversity(YU)andJordanUniversityofScienceandTechnology(JUST).tworandomlyselectedgroupsof100JordanianEFLundergraduatestudents(DepartmentofEnglishofYU+DepartmentofEnglishforAppliedStudiesatJUST)aquestionnairedesignedbaseonSugimoto’s(1997)—introductionandinstructioncollectingofdemographicinformation10scenariosonlygenderwasexaminedasavariable.Male:statementofremorseMale:apologystrategiesFemale:statementofremorseFemale:apologystrategiesComparison:statementofremorse(male/female)Comparison:apologystrategies(male/female)femalerespondentstendedto:1.usethestrategy-statementofremorsemorethanmalerespondents;2.usemoreprimarystrategiesthantheirmalecounterparts;3.assignresponsibilitytothemselvesorothersmorethantheirmalecounterparts;4.usemore/lessnon-apologystrategiesthantheirmalecounterparts;5.OnlymalerespondentsinvokedAllah’snamewhentheyapologized;2.4significanceofresearch3.limitations,implications,andsuggestionsforfurtherresearch