Table 1 Background information of participants.

From: How to say “no” in a foreign language: the role of L2 proficiency, power relations, and eliciting acts

Group

Years of English-learning

Gender

 

Range (Mean)

Male

Female

EM (n = 80)

6–18 (12.56)

12

68

NEM (n = 84)

6–17 (10.74)

32

52

HS (n = 73)

4–13 (9.23)

22

51

  1. EM English majors, NEM non-English majors, HS high school EFL learners.
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