TY - JOUR ID - 154708 TI - Level of Proficiency, Cultural Intelligence and Pragmatic Production among Malaysian ESL Learners JO - Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Translation Studies JA - EFL LA - en SN - AU - Orang, Maryam AU - Al-Shaibani, Ghayth Kamel Shaker AU - Chow Voon Foo, Thomas AD - Head of Young Researchers and Elite Club, English Department, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan Branch, Hamedan, Iran AD - Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English Language and Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia AD - Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 7 IS - 3 SP - 23 EP - 42 KW - cultural intelligence KW - Proficiency KW - Formulaic Sequences DO - 10.22034/efl.2022.336310.1154 N2 - One of the controversial issues in learning English is the appropriate use of formulaic sequences as one of the effective factors in pragmatic production. Not merely the language proficiency level, but also the individual’s capability to adapt to a new culture plays a significant role in the appropriate use of formulaic sequences. First, this study intends to find the relationship between cultural intelligence and the use of formulaic sequences. Second, it seeks to identify whether there is a significant difference between the second language learners with different proficiency levels in the appropriate use of formulaic sequences. From the Universiti Sains Malaysia, a total of 50 Malaysian students participated in the study. First, the participants completed an oral Discourse Completion Task (DCT) test, and then they were required to fill a Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS). The statistical analysis revealed a significant correlation between the level of proficiency and the production of formulaic sequences. However, no relationship was found between the level of cultural intelligence and the production of formulaic sequences among the participants. The results obtained from this research would benefit the curriculum designers by boosting the communication skills of ESL learners. However, more studies should be conducted with different instruments and methodology to ensure more accurate results. UR - https://efl.shbu.ac.ir/article_154708.html L1 - https://efl.shbu.ac.ir/article_154708_10db1a20ffb18eb236055934613c1c06.pdf ER -